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FWIW I 100% agree with you about touch controls in cars. I even considered drawing a parallel between the two but thought my post was already long enough.
by bartread 5y ago
FWIW I 100% agree with you about touch controls in cars. I even considered drawing a parallel between the two but thought my post was already long enough.
- SV_BubbleTime 5y agoAutomotive EE here, touch controls on vehicles are because it’s cheaper than buttons, dials, and switches... by a lot. Not to mention single supplier, remove the testing an validation for the switch bank, remove the firmware and ECU requirements (you didn’t think there was a wire behind that switch or dial did you?), and they don’t need it “done” before the vehicle goes to production (we have tens of thousands of cars in lots waiting forever flashes before they can ship), so if the HVAC dial is buggy, so what? Fix it by the time they hit the dealer for inspection. Everyone designing the car knows that touch is dumb. But marketing and bean counters love it.