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I think the comparison between automatic transmissions from 20 years ago and modern ones is a good way to see why the iPad will work well for most people. Old
by amock 17y ago
I think the comparison between automatic transmissions from 20 years ago and modern ones is a good way to see why the iPad will work well for most people. Old automatic transmissions did have problems when you wanted to accelerate quickly and at certain speeds they couldn't decide what gear to be in so they'd keep shifting. Modern transmissions are so good that only a few people notice that things aren't quite how they would like them to be and there are a lot of people who can't drive a car with a manual transmission. The iPad takes away a lot of control, but it makes choices that most people will like. Not everyone wants or needs to have more control.
- ubernostrum 17y agodid have problems when you wanted to accelerate quickly and at certain speeds they couldn't decide what gear to be in I've noticed the first one on pretty much every automatic I've ever driven, but mostly that's a "doctor, it hurts when I do this" sort of thing. If I turn from a residential side street (20mph) onto a larger four-lane road (45-50mph) and pound the gas pedal into the floor to speed up, then yeah, it's going to be jerky. If instead I just gently give it more gas and let it speed up a bit more gradually, it's nice and smooth. So the solution to that appears to be simply "don't drive like you're on a racetrack". Indecisive gears are a problem I haven't seen on at least the last couple cars I've owned (both Ford); they've been just fine at picking a good gear for the speed and sticking with it.