Problems: The fact that owners reported twice as many complaints about pairing a smartphone with a vehicle's communications system as issues with engines or transmissions suggests that users may not actually be ready for self-driving cars just yet, says a study.
DETROIT: New vehicles may run dependably, but the fiddly business of connecting a mobile phone and giving voice commands to cars continue to bother US drivers in the first three years of ownership, according to a survey.
The survey of dependability of 2013 models by J.D. Power found owners reported twice as many complaints about pairing a smart phone with a vehicle's communications system as issues with engines or transmissions.
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