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I don’t get why people can be so obsessed with cars and have no thought for the non driving parts in these discussions. You’ll be setting up adresses, contacts
by makeitdouble 5y ago
I don’t get why people can be so obsessed with cars and have no thought for the non driving parts in these discussions.
You’ll be setting up adresses, contacts, switching climate control patterns, connect playlists, pair and delete devices, setup accounts, manage diagnostics. Why wouldn’t you want a touchscreen for all of these tasks ?
Be mad at car makers for being dumb at UX, intrinsically touchscreens have nothing to do with that though.
- dafoex 5y agoI'd say the problem with touch screens is that they encourage car manufacturers to be dumb at UX (see also: that German who crashed because Tesla thought window wiper controls needed to be in the iPad). When I'm cold on my night time commute home, I want to reach for a knob and turn up the heat, when my music is loud and I'm approaching a roundabout, I want to thumb a rotary encoder and turn it down, when a call is coming in I want to feel a button and push it to answer, same for pausing music or skipping that song I don't like but is still in my playlist for some reason. All the common tasks that may have an impact on safety while driving need a physical control, and anything else can be relegated to the magic rectangle because I've no need to use them. As it stands I only use Android Auto to tap "Maps>Work" or "Maps>Home" just so I can have the best route through Milton Keynes with it's ever changing traffic.
- nikau 5y agoThe problem is going from one extreme to another. It should be a regulatory requirement to have volume mute, max defrost, wipers, headlights and other safety critical features as tactile non-touch screen input.