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What I really would like to see is a car with a full command-line interface with a qwerty keyboard built into the steering wheel. Then you could type > setg
by alejohausner 2y ago
What I really would like to see is a car with a full command-line interface with a qwerty keyboard built into the steering wheel. Then you could type
> setgear r ENTER
To put the car in reverse. Of course people on hn could just abbreviate that to
> r ENTER
using a ksh macro! But for newbie users we could have a 3 button mouse instead.
/s
- cheesycod 2y agoYou joke but there actually may be merit to it. Of course, you'd still need a GUI on top but you technically could put a full command-line interface with limited commands and actually sell it as a differentiating feature at this point.
- JJMcJ 2y agoFor a time there were automatic transmission cars with push buttons. I think it was a 1950s/60s Great Idea. If I remember you had to reach around the steering wheel to access them. Never used one but it fell out of favor.
- dredmorbius 2y agoAutomobiles not so much, but modern airliner cockpits have this to a limited extent, notably navigation computer.