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navigation was just an example. Angdthere is no place here for muscle memory. Do you want to switch radio station? (I hope I can do such thing during driving?).
by kkarpkkarp 7y ago
navigation was just an example. Angdthere is no place here for muscle memory. Do you want to switch radio station? (I hope I can do such thing during driving?). Look at screen where is focus now and rotate the wheel by some angle which depends on what you see on screen. Press the wheel, rotate the wheel again to select another radio station, press it again.
Things like that. Maybe after few years you will memorize parts of this.
I am not telling resignation from touchscreens is bad. Just Mazda didn't offer anything useful instead of it.
- ehnto 7y agoWell I do agree, it's definitely not a great solution either. I am not sure there is one that involves the screen at all. Media buttons on the steering wheel were peak car usability. What is there really to be looking at other than the road while you drive? A map at best, but we can do better there too. A HUD of upcoming turns projected onto the glass for example. We had HUDs in cars in 1989 (Nissan Silvia) and some modern cars are bringing it back. I think that's the perfect blend of usability without compromising safety.