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American NHTSA backup camera regulations effectively ban new cars without a touch screen, sadly.
by wyager 3y ago
American NHTSA backup camera regulations effectively ban new cars without a touch screen, sadly.
- ndsipa_pomu 3y agoDo the regulations mean that physical controls have to be replaced by a touch screen or is the touch screen just required for displaying a camera feed?
- surajrmal 3y agoThey mandate a way to view the backup camera. I suppose at that point it incentivizes auto makers to add additional functionality to that screen. There is only so much room on the dash after all. I'd also be surprised to learn auto makers aren't doing this sort of thing because it tends to sell better. Similar situation to phones getting larger every year despite some segment crying for smaller phones.
- OkayPhysicist 3y agoOnce you're sticking a big ol' screen in the driver's vision during backup time, that screen becomes obvious real estate for any other user interface you may want. Buttons and dials are cheaper than a touch screen, but buttons and dials+a screen are more expensive than a touch screen.
- fho 3y agoIf I am not mistaken those touchscreens in cars are cheaper than the buttons they replaced (citation needed).
- AnimalMuppet 3y agoSeems plausible, at least. A button is cheaper than a touchscreen, but you can replace N buttons with one touchscreen. (Citation still needed, though.)
- fho 3y agoI guess at some point a (modal) GUI is more space efficient than individual controls. At some point cars had screens, surrounded by physical buttons. I always thought that was a great compromise.