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> That US destroyers have a catastrophically bad helm UI Hadn't heard of this. Apparently the US Navy are reverting an 'upgrade' to its destroyers which gave t
by MaxBarraclough 7y ago
> That US destroyers have a catastrophically bad helm UI
Hadn't heard of this. Apparently the US Navy are reverting an 'upgrade' to its destroyers which gave them a dangerously poor touchscreen-based helm control UI. The decision was made in the wake of a fatal collision with a civilian vessel in 2017.
https://www.engadget.com/2019-08-11-us-navy-drops-touchscreen-controls-for-destroyers.html https://www.engadget.com/2019-08-11-us-navy-drops-touchscree...
https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/11/20800111/us-navy-uss-john-s-mccain-crash-ntsb-report-touchscreen-mechanical-controls https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/11/20800111/us-navy-uss-john...