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ADT the security company started doing touchscreens for their panels and I hate it so much even though I am a tech guy etc. Give me the old school physical keyp

ADT the security company started doing touchscreens for their panels and I hate it so much even though I am a tech guy etc. Give me the old school physical keypad any day. I will never buy a Tesla because I sat in one with a friend and I was like no way I am relying on an entire computer/touch screen to run a car.

natch 3y ago
It doesn’t run the car at all. In fact you can reboot it while driving.
- ghostpepper 3y ago
  Are there any controls you can't access while it's rebooting? Hypothetically if it didn't come back up, what features would be inaccessible?
  - natch 3y ago
    A long list of non essential features. But pedals and steering and doors and windows still work fine in your scenario (which btw I’ve never heard of happening but of course it’s maybe possible). Not sure about wipers, haven’t tried the wiper button while rebooting, hmm now I’m really curious…
    - piperswe 3y ago
      Back when I owned a Tesla, I had the infotainment system crash at least once. Luckily I was on a neighborhood road, so I could just go slow in lieu of the speedometer.
      - natch 3y ago
        Wow, you really were lucky, whew.
justrealist 3y ago
Other autos all route physical buttons through the car's OS now. Nothing is actually directly wired to the corresponding actuators anymore. The buttons are mechanical but are basically equivalent to a touchscreen in terms of control.