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Touchscreens work well for functionality that the driver shouldn't be touching while in motion. Stuff like adjusting settings or configuring bluetooth. And some

Touchscreens work well for functionality that the driver shouldn't be touching while in motion. Stuff like adjusting settings or configuring bluetooth. And some car manufacturers do use their touchscreen primarily for these sort of tasks. The issue is when car manufacturers put stuff you need modify while driving in their touchscreen. Stuff like climate controls, pausing music, or switching driving modes. Sometimes these controls have associated buttons on the steering wheel, but not always. This causes issues because it's harder to navigate touch interfaces by feel, which forces the driver to look down at the screen to make necessary changes.

vel0city 4y ago
> Stuff like climate controls, pausing music, or switching driving modes. None of these things are things you need to be doing while actively driving.
- Ichthypresbyter 4y ago
  Climate controls are the exception there. You may need to switch on the defroster to stop your windshield fogging up.
  - vel0city 4y ago
    There's little reason why that couldn't be completely automated. The car knows the outside temperature. The car knows the inside temperature and can easily know the humidity. Its pretty basic math to figure out if the window is going to fog up or not. You shouldn't need to engage your defogger, your windows should just never fog in the first place. I do agree though, most cars sold today don't bother automating this and that critical safety controls should be controllable by the driver. I think defrost controls should be controllable on the same stalk that lets you control the windshield wipers, its a pretty similar concept of controlling outside visibility, even if there automatic systems in place to prevent fogging. I don't think it should necessarily be at home on the center console seeing as how its an important safety control a driver should be in charge of and should take precedence over any climate setting.

vel0city 4y ago

> Stuff like climate controls, pausing music, or switching driving modes. None of these things are things you need to be doing while actively driving.

Ichthypresbyter 4y ago
Climate controls are the exception there. You may need to switch on the defroster to stop your windshield fogging up.
- vel0city 4y ago
  There's little reason why that couldn't be completely automated. The car knows the outside temperature. The car knows the inside temperature and can easily know the humidity. Its pretty basic math to figure out if the window is going to fog up or not. You shouldn't need to engage your defogger, your windows should just never fog in the first place. I do agree though, most cars sold today don't bother automating this and that critical safety controls should be controllable by the driver. I think defrost controls should be controllable on the same stalk that lets you control the windshield wipers, its a pretty similar concept of controlling outside visibility, even if there automatic systems in place to prevent fogging. I don't think it should necessarily be at home on the center console seeing as how its an important safety control a driver should be in charge of and should take precedence over any climate setting.