It’s amazing how quickly we have come to accept and rely on the technology in modern cars. Getting into my VW Sharan test car, I turned on the radio, ignored the FM/AM options and went straight to the crystal-clear DAB digital channels (pictured). Before I set off I paired my phone with the built-in Bluetooth so I could make and take any calls hands-free. When I got stuck at the railway crossing on the way out of my village, the stop/start system killed the engine to save fuel. All well and good… which is why it was quite amusing when the sat-nav suddenly took on a life of its own. Despite not having a route programmed in – I knew where I was going and that I was going to get stuck in rush-hour M25 traffic, so what was the point? – the system suddenly decided to give me a verbal message. It helpfully warned me of traffic congestion ahead. Excellent, a system that can think for itself. The irony was I’d been slowly crawling around the northern section of my least favourite motorway at about 20mph for the previous 30 minutes.
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