Modern cars use them for FM and AM. I'll guess there's a built-in pre-amp for the FM side while AM gets a loop. That's one reason why modern car radios perform so poorly.
The crappy Soundesign stereo in my '78 Chevette had better reception than the one in my '21 Seltos. It had a real whip...
A well-built machine designed with care can be greater than the sum of its parts.
They didn't forget. They just don't care. A lot of the buying public wants big trucks. Manufacturers know they'll put up with inflated prices, poor fuel economy, and shoddy workmanship to show off their big...
CAN isn't going anywhere soon because it's reliable, scalable, and pretty much everywhere. The company I work for builds electric motor controllers that run on CANopen and J1939 flavors. These things go into applications like buses, forklifts, greensmowers, area lifts, and boat stabilization...