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> How is it future proof? They’re infinitely modifiable in software. If you’re doing a model refresh and want to add a button, you change a few lines of code
by nucleardog 3y ago
> How is it future proof?
They’re infinitely modifiable in software.
If you’re doing a model refresh and want to add a button, you change a few lines of code instead of redesigning the dashboard and sourcing parts and adjusting the assembly process and updating the engineering documents and maintenance and repair manuals and…
- gregmac 3y agoI suspect it's also a lot cheaper during model development. UI changes with physical buttons mean changing molds, screen-printed text, electrical connections, etc. With a touchscreen, you plan "touchscreen here" and the UI can be modified in software basically up to the point the first production car rolls off the line (and even after that, too).
- criley2 3y agoThis is insanity, you still have a long and arduous process to design and test your changes. Software isn't a shortcut that bypasses the processes that lead to "legal and safe"