Quality of new cars has never been worse: "They are being developed too fast"

 Research institute J.D. Power revealed that there have never been so many technical problems with new cars as there are now. Business AM asked for an explanation from Jorrit van der Valk of Menquiry.

The gist: Car brands are in a competition where they sometimes move too fast. While in the United States these developments are already more readily available to consumers, in Europe, in particular, legislation lags behind.

• "Often car brands want to be vanguard with new updates and new models. But also particularly with their technology. Some come out with a fully , others with an advanced lane departure system where the car can change lanes but also still stop at traffic lights," van der Valk says. "These things are being developed a little too quickly because brands want to outdo each other like an arms race. And that doesn't always go well."
• "Tesla has a full self-driving package. That's a 10,000 euro option. Your car then stops at traffic lights and takes turns on the highway itself. Only: it's a beta, so you're a beta tester for Tesla. Those kinds of systems are so terribly complicated."
• "In the United States, General Motors works with Super Cruise. Those are satellite-read roads, especially interstates and highways, on which the car can really drive all by itself. It's an option on the Chevy Tahoe, for example. We definitely don't know that here in Europe yet."
• "It will be some time before we will use fully self-driving cars in Europe. That has to do not only with , but also with the legislations, both national and European. There are political debates to be had about that first. Because imagine having different rules in each country about what is and is not allowed," van der Valk points out.

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