2024 Forester SUV marks end of car industry's in-car CD players, concluding a 40-year era.
The car industry has officially phased out in-car CD players, with Subaru's Forester SUV being the last model to drop the feature in 2024. This ends a 40-year era initiated by Mercedes-Benz in 1985. While CD sales have increased by 3.2% in early 2024, the shift to streaming raises concerns about driver distraction, as users must navigate infotainment screens to change music, potentially undermining efforts to prevent phone use while driving.
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