Thanks man. I figured there was probably a cross-section of a few cars that fit the bill. I would wonder about and need to confirm functionality. When I rent, I often receive Corollas, and I do like Toyota’s implementation. The one’s I’ve driven brake gracefully on lane switches and in finding the follow distance. I’ve yet to hit a situation, even amongst torn up construction areas, where the assists get janky.

Anecdotally, I’ve heard from others, with older cars, who won’t use the ACC because of perceived jank.

I fully agree with that. Well designed public transport, human-powered local transit (bikes!), and more densely packed infrastructure for human populations are the way to go with respect to the global predicament. This is a big part of the reason I refuse to own a car. But, I can appreciate some features added to the old ways, while gritting my teeth.

I don’t own a car and am not a fan of most modern “features”, but, I must say, I’m quite fond of adaptive cruise control. Setting a follow distance and just cruising for long drives is far better than pumping the brakes every 5 minutes for folks mucking up passing lanes or trucks attempting to overtake on lane-limited roadways. I bet if everyone used it, traffic snakes wouldn’t be such a nuisance.

I’d rather never own a car, but if I needed one, I’d be hard pressed to sacrifice privacy for that sweet adaptive cruise. Of course, network connectivity isn’t required, so perhaps there will eventually be options.

Love it. Those hypocritical fucks will rue the day they fuck with Tux.

I had a similar dilemma recently when my old xperia broke and needed a new phone in a hurry. I rolled the dice on a Moto G '25 model. It was $200 bucks carrier unlocked. It’s not yet supported by Lineage and doesn’t appear to be supported by CalyxOS. This year’s model moved from snapdragon to a mediatek soc. I can say, however, that it is easy to root. If you root it and then scrub it carefully with debloater, it can be a solid phone. I imagine it will eventually be supported by Lineage and/or Calyx.

I have fiddled with graphene a bit, and it is nice, but meh. I don’t need a powerful phone, so it’s budget for me. I just want reliable GPS, good battery life, termux, and a headphone jack. Rooting had no negative effects save for allowing me to remove all the bullshit.

edit: To add, one thing the base Moto G '25 lacks that might be a deal breaker for many is 802.11ax wifi. So, no 6ghz bands…