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Now that it's 2023 I can say this without reprisal: no shit Sherlock! /s This is the automotive analog to the removal of headphone jack on smartphones. Except
by RJIb8RBYxzAMX9u 4y ago
Now that it's 2023 I can say this without reprisal: no shit Sherlock! /s
This is the automotive analog to the removal of headphone jack on smartphones. Except I was never all that bothered with the removal. I've been using BT headphones almost exclusively before AirPods. I guess I'm not sure what my point is; maybe that even if it's objectively worse other factors dominate in consumer purchase decisions.
Thankfully, some automakers are beginning to dial back a bit on all-touch interfaces. I'm cautiously optimistic that within the decade most will find the right balance.
- klyrs 4y agoSometimes, you need to do a formal study to convince legislators that obvious problems are worth acting on.
- musicale 4y ago> This is the automotive analog to the removal of headphone jack on smartphones The big issue with cars removing buttons is that buttons are useful tactile affordances - they are operational controls that tend to have a single, clear and discoverable purpose, and can be located and operated by touch/feel without having to look at them, which is particularly advantageous when operating a vehicle.
- alphazard 4y agoThis is really understated. The primary interface to most of a car is tactile. Consider a vehicle, which had touchscreens instead of pedals. It required bare feet to operate. Advertised as totally ground-breaking, users could adjust the width between pedals, and switch between automatic and manual modes of transmission. The pedals have beautiful typography displaying the text "gas", "brake", and "clutch" on their icons. Wrong for the all same reasons as blinkers, wipers, defrost, audio power on/off being on a touch screen.