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I will never own a vehicle that doesn't have common/critical functions on physical buttons - exactly because of crap like this. We aren't incentivized to leave
by EricE 2y ago
I will never own a vehicle that doesn't have common/critical functions on physical buttons - exactly because of crap like this. We aren't incentivized to leave well enough alone - things have to constantly be "improved" and then you end up with dangerous experiences like this.
- K0balt 2y agoIdk about Tesla, but for many manufacturers, the cost of incorporating physical buttons and the wires, mounting holes, switches, and buttons actually significantly reduces the margin they make on each car. Profits on low margin models can be as low as a couple hundred dollars. Obviously some are more like 10-20 percent over build costs, but in general the margins are low and an extra 20-30 dollars of manufacturing cost really matters if they can’t pass that along to the buyer. Not that that makes an excuse for making an unsafe and crappy product, but it helps to explain the situation. As for myself, I would vastly prefer a car with a small non-touch enabled MFD and a regular analog dash with knobs and switches over any kind of touchscreen. Problem is that is a lot more expensive than a tablet that runs everything. Touchscreens as a primary interface is the mark of cheap, low quality, serf grade engineering in the modern age.
- FireBeyond 2y agoSo essentially, Musk saying, "I'm not content with the profit per vehicle that other manufacturers have."
- EricE 2y agoFunny that at least one value focused automative company doesn't seem to find physical controls an economic burden: https://www.thedrive.com/news/hyundai-promises-to-keep-buttons-in-cars-because-touchscreen-controls-are-dangerous https://www.thedrive.com/news/hyundai-promises-to-keep-butto...
- K0balt 2y agoThey make some pretty excellent vehicles, from a utility standpoint.