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Looking at this video walkthrough of the interface, there seems to be quite a lot to distract the driver: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hVd_ABhNBA http://www.
by jaysonelliot 14y ago
Looking at this video walkthrough of the interface, there seems to be quite a lot to distract the driver: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hVd_ABhNBA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hVd_ABhNBA
Texting and driving is dangerous enough. The opportunities for a less-than-stellar driver to take their focus away from the road seem to abound.
It looks like it makes an amazing demo. I have to question the wisdom of giving the driver of a car access to this level of complexity while driving. Watch the video around 3:45 and look at how many steps the driver has to go through just to open or close the sunroof.
There are times when a simple dedicated button, while not as sexy to show off to the motoring press, can be a much more elegant solution than a series of overlapping menus and windows on a touchscreen.
- arrrg 14y agoWow, that is one ugly interface. Give me knobs any day over this crap.
- outworlder 14y agoIt looks different from Motortrend's pictures. Maybe the color scheme can be changed? In any case, this is lightyears ahead of what competitors have to offer.
- xanadohnt 14y agoOne major benefit over hardware? - it's easily changed. Almost certainly will you eventually be able to apply whatever skin suits your fancy. It also opens up very interesting opportunities for the homebrew scene.
- arrrg 14y agoI think it’s just unacceptable for the interface in such an expensive car to look so ugly. You may be able to fiddle with it, but that never seemed like an acceptable excuse to me. When I pick the knobs I know what I get. It might not be really possible to change them, but at least I could pick something I liked.