Forget radio, in the 1960s-70s, people relied on physical media like 8-tracks and cassette tapes. The Highway Hi-Fi allowed you to play vinyl records in your car, but the quality wasn't great.

The very first automotive compact disc player — the Pioneer CDX-1 — launched in 1984, but it wasn't until a few years later that you could purchase a new car with a factory-equipped unit. At the time, ...

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Since the mid-2010s, fewer and fewer new cars have been decked out with CD players. In-dash stereos are instead usually equipped with the long-standing car radio and some kind of media playback option ...