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And here I was, thinking they all did touchscreens because they were way cheaper and can easily work across different car models
by jalk 3y ago
And here I was, thinking they all did touchscreens because they were way cheaper and can easily work across different car models
- JohnFen 3y agoYes, I should have said "actually useful to the customers".
- jalk 3y agoI'm with you on that
- mrguyorama 3y agoWhat are the customers going to do, buy someone else's car that also has a terrible touch screen from the same manufacturer? American businesses are hell bent of ignoring anything but the dollar sign at the bottom of the balance sheet, and since they all use the exact same value and prioritization system, they can all do the exact same thing without technically colluding, preventing any consumer from ever doing the free market thing and buying something better.
- JohnFen 3y ago> What are the customers going to do, buy someone else's car that also has a terrible touch screen from the same manufacturer? Well, what I do (not only because of this, but those touch screens certainly contribute) is to not buy new cars.
- clnq 3y agoVolkswagen have RCD head units that are compatible between VW and Škoda cars. RCD/RNS 210, 300, 310, 320, 330, 360, 510, 560, etc are all interchangeable and some are touchscreen-based, others are button-based. I think they also do the same for SEAT and Cupra cars, though head units have different models. I'm not so sure compatibility with the car is the reason. Maybe it's more about maintaining one branch of software for more head units.