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BMW is pulling the touchscreens off of certain models: https://www.autoblog.com/2021/11/05/bmws-losing-touchscreen-functionality/ https://www.autoblog.com/2021
by joezydeco 5y ago
BMW is pulling the touchscreens off of certain models:
https://www.autoblog.com/2021/11/05/bmws-losing-touchscreen-functionality/ https://www.autoblog.com/2021/11/05/bmws-losing-touchscreen-...
Slightly confusing since it's not the removal of the entire infotainment system, just the capacitive controller. The system is still controllable with the joydial. Seems like that's not really a $500 cost center, more of a way to appease the customer.
And some makers like Mazda pulled the captouch off their IVI with the recent generation of cars pre-COVID, it just wasn't worth the cost.
- crooked-v 5y agoFor Mazda it was also at least theoretically to reduce driver distraction and increase safety. I mostly believe them on that point, given how much they focus on safety ratings in other ways.
- kube-system 5y agoSome of them were also mounted pretty far from the driver so they weren't easy to reach, and they had a dial to alternatively interact with them. The first few times I drove one, I didn't even know it was a touch screen.
- joezydeco 5y agoOn the earlier Mazdas the touchscreen actually disabled itself when in drive. Dial only. Seems like most people didn't need it anyway.