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i find car UX very interesting and see them taking more chances with design sometimes. BMW's iDrive is a great example of where they do some cool stuff such in

• russellbeattie 7y ago
  I bought a new X1 in December and I'm constantly amazed when people praise the iDrive system. The User Experience of the car as a whole is horrific, and yet apparently it's a great example in comparison to everything else. Like the article, I'm amazed at the dumb or careless decisions that have been made. No play/pause button anywhere for example (the on/off button is used instead). Music doesn't stop until you open the car doors after shutting it off. The backup camera doesn't turn off for several seconds - so whenever you take your car from park to drive, it turns on the camera and then just leaves it on for a while. Whenever my gas tank gets near to an 1/8th full an alarm which sounds like the Law & Order theme goes off and a [!] appears in the notifications. The nav system takes a while to start up, so you can't enter an address for a minute or so after getting in. The air conditioning won't let air just pass through from the outside (I'm in California, just let the Pacific chilled air in!). Also, when BMW says you need to change your oil (waaaay too often), you need to go through a secret reset method to clear out the message. Even many of the physical buttons and functionality are moronically missing. Want to put the back seats down from the back? You have to go around front to pull the tabs. Such a pain. Why?? I want my Kia Sportage back. It really does make you appreciate California tech companies and their attention to design and the customer experience.