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I welcome to physical buttons. But multiple rectilineal shapes dominate without harmony. Almost feels like a semi truck interior.
by pcurve 8mo ago
I welcome to physical buttons. But multiple rectilineal shapes dominate without harmony. Almost feels like a semi truck interior.
- trgn 8mo agoyeah, or cop car, stuff with bolted on displays
- LightBug1 8mo agoYes, similar response. I like all of the individual elements, but they don't work together visually.
- detourdog 8mo agoBritish sports cars in the sixties for safety reasons had to remove toggle switches. The problem was that during crashes people were losing eyes or suffering puncture wounds. This was the story handed down to me by my uncle. This is second hand account but here are my uncle's credentials... https://mossmotoring.com/manhattan-mechanic/ https://mossmotoring.com/manhattan-mechanic/
- CamperBob2 8mo agoNo shortage of toggle switches in 1970s Ferraris, I can say that much.
- detourdog 8mo agoI think the toggle switch ban can be lumped in with the bumper requirement on imports. Maybe with the rubber bumpers on MG’s. I think these imports requirements started in the 70’s.
- wlesieutre 8mo agoIf those corner radiuses got any bigger they'd turn into circles
- jerlam 8mo agoThere's a Mini Cooper with a circular touch screen: https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/tech/mini-circular-infotainment-diw/ https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/tech/mini-circular-in... It looks terrible especially running Carplay (which is designed for rectangular screens).
- pcurve 8mo agoI can forgive the circle screen in a Mini Cooper just because it's a heritage thing. What I don't like is, not having physical controls for heated seats, temperature controls, and heated steering wheels. Mini made all those touch screen, which don't work nice with gloves.
- wlesieutre 8mo agoI always wonder if the people designing these things have ever lived in a cold climate. They know about cold in the abstract because they put heated seats in, but have they ever woken up in the morning and gone outside to commute to work in a car that's been sitting at -20 degrees overnight. Interfaces that don't work with gloves or mittens on are the worst. Which is to say, do they know that touch interfaces are bad and do it anyway because it saves money? Or do they go through life thinking they're actually making a usable product?
- pcurve 8mo ago"Which is to say, do they know that touch interfaces are bad and do it anyway because it saves money? Or do they go through life thinking they're actually making a usable product?" It's likely the former. Industrial designers are trained on ergonomics so they know the benefits of physical switches. However, at least in the case of BMW / Mini, they're forced use touchscreens by their management primarily because: 1. Not only it saves money 2. It also enables subscription models for certain features like heated seats and steering wheel. No heated seats? Just remove the UI buttons. Unless consumers push back (like VW customers did), they will continue to cut costs.
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