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Is anyone even a little bit surprised by this? I _hate_ touchscreen controls in a car. At their very best, they're an annoying cost savings measure; in many ci

Is anyone even a little bit surprised by this? I _hate_ touchscreen controls in a car. At their very best, they're an annoying cost savings measure; in many circumstances, they're actively dangerous.

danielvaughn 4y ago
The safety thing is what boggles my mind. How on earth did anyone think this is a good idea.
- monksy 4y ago
  Moron product owners that want to look progressive and pad their resume.(They do this with bad/needless innovation to sell more product)
- MrVandemar 4y ago
  Because it looks cool on Star Trek probably ...
x3n0ph3n3 4y ago
It's actually the biggest reason I won't buy a Tesla.
- Brian_K_White 4y ago
  Same for me wrt Rivian. Well that and the reality of charging stations. But I really wanted the suv until I saw the first video of one's cabin. It takes the idea to an utterly obnoxious level.
msikora 4y ago
Honestly I hate touch controls just about anywhere. On a smartphone they make sense. But for example I bought a set of BT earbuds with a physical button and it is so much superior (that said, didn't try the Apple earpods yet, maybe that would make me change my mind, they just seem so expensive and I'm not in the iPhone ecosystem anyways). Also just got an M1 MacBook Pro and definitely. don't miss the touch bar! Touch controls on everything are so 2010s...
- kanzure 4y ago
  > Honestly I hate touch controls just about anywhere. On a smartphone they make sense. https://store.planetcom.co.uk/products/astro-slide https://store.planetcom.co.uk/products/astro-slide
  - rrrrrrrrrrrryan 4y ago
    Never thought I'd see keyboard flip phones come back at a $1000+ price point. That said, I still don't think touch phones have reached the ergonomics of typing an email on a BlackBerry. Like a PC, you could write long sentences (including shit that isn't in autocorrect), without even looking at the screen.
  - Brian_K_White 4y ago
    Still waiting for my fxtec to ship after 2 years and a redesign after the fact to use an even older soc than what I signed up for. If I ever get the thing it will have a 4 or 5 year old soc the day I get it. And a keyboard.

Is anyone even a little bit surprised by this? I _hate_ touchscreen controls in a car. At their very best, they're an annoying cost savings measure; in many circumstances, they're actively dangerous.

danielvaughn 4y ago

The safety thing is what boggles my mind. How on earth did anyone think this is a good idea.

monksy 4y ago
Moron product owners that want to look progressive and pad their resume.(They do this with bad/needless innovation to sell more product)
MrVandemar 4y ago
Because it looks cool on Star Trek probably ...

x3n0ph3n3 4y ago

It's actually the biggest reason I won't buy a Tesla.

Brian_K_White 4y ago
Same for me wrt Rivian. Well that and the reality of charging stations. But I really wanted the suv until I saw the first video of one's cabin. It takes the idea to an utterly obnoxious level.

msikora 4y ago

Honestly I hate touch controls just about anywhere. On a smartphone they make sense. But for example I bought a set of BT earbuds with a physical button and it is so much superior (that said, didn't try the Apple earpods yet, maybe that would make me change my mind, they just seem so expensive and I'm not in the iPhone ecosystem anyways). Also just got an M1 MacBook Pro and definitely. don't miss the touch bar! Touch controls on everything are so 2010s...

kanzure 4y ago
> Honestly I hate touch controls just about anywhere. On a smartphone they make sense. https://store.planetcom.co.uk/products/astro-slide https://store.planetcom.co.uk/products/astro-slide
- rrrrrrrrrrrryan 4y ago
  Never thought I'd see keyboard flip phones come back at a $1000+ price point. That said, I still don't think touch phones have reached the ergonomics of typing an email on a BlackBerry. Like a PC, you could write long sentences (including shit that isn't in autocorrect), without even looking at the screen.
- Brian_K_White 4y ago
  Still waiting for my fxtec to ship after 2 years and a redesign after the fact to use an even older soc than what I signed up for. If I ever get the thing it will have a 4 or 5 year old soc the day I get it. And a keyboard.