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Even worse, the trend away from good UX is leaking from software to hardware. Who at Kia thought this was a good idea? Three steps to open the door. Requires

Even worse, the trend away from good UX is leaking from software to hardware. Who at Kia thought this was a good idea? Three steps to open the door. Requires two hands. Good luck if you’re an amputee, have arthritis, can’t see the door unlock touch zone, or just can’t figure it out. https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=50&v=Rv5so7szIMM https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=50&v=Rv5so7szIMM Then there’s Elon’s obsession with that stupid F1-style steering wheel. And VW’s off choice to control 4 windows with 2 switches in their EVs. So weird. It just goes on and on. Don’t these companies hire engineers with UX experience? Sigh.

mceachen 3y ago
FWIW, those door handles are a copy of the Tesla Model 3 door handles (along with their usability issues). It’s very similar to everyone copying Apple’s auto-hiding scroll bars—usability be damned.
- alistairSH 3y ago
  I thought the Tesla version popped out automatically. The Kia version requires the user to push the forward edge to manually pop the back edge out. 1. Unlock with barely visible touch zone. 2. Push forward edge, which flips out back edge/main handle 3. Grab and pull main handle.
couchand 3y ago
Cars are particularly bad these days, where once they were a model of streamlined usability. My father-in-law's van has three large knobs next to each other on the dash. Which one adjusts the volume, which one the fan speed, and which one switches gears? Hope you don't pick the wrong one while driving at highway speeds!
- mumblemumble 3y ago
  I used to work at a place where the company car we'd have to drive when visiting the home office was often one of the higher-end Mercedes sedans. (I don't remember which one.) The controls were such a confusing, overdesigned mess. Over the course of 2 or 3 years of regular visits to the office, I don't think anyone on my team was ever able to figure out how to turn off the air conditioning. We never figured out how to turn off the radio, either, but at least we did figure out how to turn the volume all the way down.
- SoftTalker 3y ago
  Steering wheel buttons are another one. They do different things at different times, depending on what mode your dash display is in. Ever wonder why old airplane dashboards look so complicated? It's because each switch and dial does one thing and that thing never changes.
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mceachen 3y ago

FWIW, those door handles are a copy of the Tesla Model 3 door handles (along with their usability issues). It’s very similar to everyone copying Apple’s auto-hiding scroll bars—usability be damned.

alistairSH 3y ago
I thought the Tesla version popped out automatically. The Kia version requires the user to push the forward edge to manually pop the back edge out. 1. Unlock with barely visible touch zone. 2. Push forward edge, which flips out back edge/main handle 3. Grab and pull main handle.

couchand 3y ago

Cars are particularly bad these days, where once they were a model of streamlined usability. My father-in-law's van has three large knobs next to each other on the dash. Which one adjusts the volume, which one the fan speed, and which one switches gears? Hope you don't pick the wrong one while driving at highway speeds!

mumblemumble 3y ago
I used to work at a place where the company car we'd have to drive when visiting the home office was often one of the higher-end Mercedes sedans. (I don't remember which one.) The controls were such a confusing, overdesigned mess. Over the course of 2 or 3 years of regular visits to the office, I don't think anyone on my team was ever able to figure out how to turn off the air conditioning. We never figured out how to turn off the radio, either, but at least we did figure out how to turn the volume all the way down.
SoftTalker 3y ago
Steering wheel buttons are another one. They do different things at different times, depending on what mode your dash display is in. Ever wonder why old airplane dashboards look so complicated? It's because each switch and dial does one thing and that thing never changes.

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