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The features you mention aren't any more "smart" than an intermittent wiper is, which was invented long before electronics appeared in cars, much less digital l
by randcraw 5y ago
The features you mention aren't any more "smart" than an intermittent wiper is, which was invented long before electronics appeared in cars, much less digital logic.
US luxury cars in 1965 had all the features you mention. They were delightfully dumb and simple to operate. That's what I want now: knobs, sliders, and buttons that move and click when my finger pushes them.
- mavhc 5y agoDo you want to pay more for them?
- asdff 5y agoThe market does. Porsche will sell you a stripped out version of the car for thousands more. Webbing pull tab instead of a door handle.
- randcraw 5y agoAdding labor saving devices always increases the price you pay for a product. I LIKE labor saving features, just so long as they don't get in my way or tell me what to do. I just want a car to ENABLE me in intuitive ways and that don't go obsolete before the tires need replacing.
- mavhc 5y agoKnobs and sliders and buttons all cost money to create, wire in, fix. 1 touchscreen is cheaper.
- Arrath 5y agoI'll happily take slightly more expensive knobs, sliders and buttons over a touchscreen. I know exactly where, e.g. my fan speed knob is and I can reach for it confidently. Or I can take my eyes of the road so I'm not blindly groping around the touchscreen to find the increase/decrease button, assuming its even on the right screen and I don't need to go through several menus to find it. Cost doesn't enter my mind in this scenario.