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I think the font looks lovely. Great touches. I have a Volvo with Android Automotive. And I think touchscreens in cars are trash, and Android particularly so;

I think the font looks lovely. Great touches. I have a Volvo with Android Automotive. And I think touchscreens in cars are trash, and Android particularly so; the latency is horrendous, the rear-view camera only works 50% of the time, everything just feels like the cheapest trash Android tablet from a decade ago. I really wish this car just had physical controls and a double-din Carplay deck from Pioneer or whatever, the experience would be so much better. I honestly believe I'm going to get into an accident in a parking lot due to the horrendous sight lines and unreliable camera.

jibal 10mo ago
This in no way responds to anything I wrote ... perhaps you meant to post it at the top level.
- mikestorrent 10mo ago
  You wrote about the font and about stability. I commented about the font and my experiences with the product in question's actual observed stability in the field. Not sure what you missed.
buran77 10mo ago
> I think the font looks lovely. Great touches. Looks nice but nothing outstanding or particularly legible, compared to the many fonts developed for this purpose already. I think they wanted their own identity and there's nothing wrong with that. But the "designed for safety" part feels like a gimmick to tie into their branding. Car manufacturers change their logo or font occasionally to send a message, solidify a brand identity, of course it won't be in any way related to any of the engineering of the car. > Android Automotive. And I think touchscreens in cars are trash, and Android particularly so; the latency is horrendous I don't own a Volvo but I've seen the infotainment system in action on their premium cars (XC60/XC90/EX90). If I were to be in the market for a new car in that category, the infotainment and "Volvo's close relationship with Google", to quote the article, would single handedly cross Volvo out from my list.

jibal 10mo ago

This in no way responds to anything I wrote ... perhaps you meant to post it at the top level.

mikestorrent 10mo ago
You wrote about the font and about stability. I commented about the font and my experiences with the product in question's actual observed stability in the field. Not sure what you missed.

buran77 10mo ago

> I think the font looks lovely. Great touches. Looks nice but nothing outstanding or particularly legible, compared to the many fonts developed for this purpose already. I think they wanted their own identity and there's nothing wrong with that. But the "designed for safety" part feels like a gimmick to tie into their branding. Car manufacturers change their logo or font occasionally to send a message, solidify a brand identity, of course it won't be in any way related to any of the engineering of the car. > Android Automotive. And I think touchscreens in cars are trash, and Android particularly so; the latency is horrendous I don't own a Volvo but I've seen the infotainment system in action on their premium cars (XC60/XC90/EX90). If I were to be in the market for a new car in that category, the infotainment and "Volvo's close relationship with Google", to quote the article, would single handedly cross Volvo out from my list.