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>interfaces that require people to take their eyes off the road to navigate to basic functions For some cars with touch screens (like Tesla) this is an imagine

by natch 5y ago

>interfaces that require people to take their eyes off the road to navigate to basic functions For some cars with touch screens (like Tesla) this is an imagined problem that does not exist in reality. >The death of physical buttons and simple interfaces in car interiors A lot of people also falsely imagine this issue exists as well, when it doesn't. There are plenty of buttons in cars with touch screens.

InitialLastName 5y ago
Here is how you turn on the defrosters in a Tesla Model 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vAqolyemqE&t=8s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vAqolyemqE&t=8s For those that don't want to watch the video, the answer is "press the correct spot on the far corner of a touch screen exactly the right number of times, or look at it to see what color it has turned". This is a function that occasionally needs to be done in an urgent situation, potentially also one where the "autopilot" has given up (low visibility).
- natch 5y ago
  That video is just silly. It's a lot easier to just press the button under your thumb on the steering wheel and say "turn on the defroster." Or you can say front defroster, rear defroster, etc. No need to do all that stuff. So again, it's an imagined problem, not a real one. The button is muscle memory.
  - oblio 5y ago
    Can you do that in Mongolian or with a thick Swahili accent in English?
    - natch 5y ago
      Let’s assume you are not trolling (lol) and give an answer. I think they use Nuance, so the accent handling and language support should be pretty good and improving steadily with time. But yes at any given time it will be possible for a troll to find some human language somewhere on earth that is not supported, no doubt. Imagined problems.
  - InitialLastName 5y ago
    I guess you're either the one person on earth who speaks with perfect articulation at all times, or you've never been forced to use a voice interface in an emergency with a screaming child right behind you.
    - natch 5y ago
      You do have a great imagination!

by natch 5y ago

InitialLastName 5y ago

Here is how you turn on the defrosters in a Tesla Model 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vAqolyemqE&t=8s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vAqolyemqE&t=8s For those that don't want to watch the video, the answer is "press the correct spot on the far corner of a touch screen exactly the right number of times, or look at it to see what color it has turned". This is a function that occasionally needs to be done in an urgent situation, potentially also one where the "autopilot" has given up (low visibility).

natch 5y ago
That video is just silly. It's a lot easier to just press the button under your thumb on the steering wheel and say "turn on the defroster." Or you can say front defroster, rear defroster, etc. No need to do all that stuff. So again, it's an imagined problem, not a real one. The button is muscle memory.
- oblio 5y ago
  Can you do that in Mongolian or with a thick Swahili accent in English?
  - natch 5y ago
    Let’s assume you are not trolling (lol) and give an answer. I think they use Nuance, so the accent handling and language support should be pretty good and improving steadily with time. But yes at any given time it will be possible for a troll to find some human language somewhere on earth that is not supported, no doubt. Imagined problems.
- InitialLastName 5y ago
  I guess you're either the one person on earth who speaks with perfect articulation at all times, or you've never been forced to use a voice interface in an emergency with a screaming child right behind you.
  - natch 5y ago
    You do have a great imagination!