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Kurotan t1_j9gyjvb wrote

Everything should be physical buttons. I don't need that screen, I need to feel my way to controls without looking away from the road. We all know the screen is cheaper, but I'm paying 30-40k for a new car I want my buttons.

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Rikuddo t1_j9j4pfa wrote

I remember old Top Gear episode where Jeremy was complaining about this very thing. And that was about 15-20 years ago.

He said that it's not just stupid but dangerous because I need pull my focus away from road to set temperature, or tune radio. Which could all be done with a simple knob or button in older cars.

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Inquisitive_idiot t1_j9ja7so wrote

Muscle memory is an effective multitasking tool when we can’t take our eyes off the road and putting everything on the touchscreen nullifies this capability.

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jesophat t1_j9ismz0 wrote

people complain -- but the real cause of this shitfest of control is this: engineering as a discipline continues to slide to new lows. a long time ago, engineering was about efficiency, doing more for less. efficiency in communication, efficiency in time. but now Apple with Iphones has fudged the whole philosophy -- its all about fuck the consumer make it hard for them and charge them more anyway. fuck efficiency. and this philosophy has spread everywhere. into car design and manufacturing, into hairstyles, into teslas etc etc. humanity is doomed.

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2h2o22h2o t1_j9jtrc2 wrote

That’s because Engineering is subservient to Finance. It’s just how our entire economy is structured. Money is what matters. I see, and bitch about it, every day.

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crackhappy t1_j9lekih wrote

Fuck touch screens. I will not buy a vehicle with a touch screen.

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