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Scenario: I'm on the highway, doing 80+ mph at night and I want to turn on the rear window defroster as I cannot see properly. A touchscreen means I have to ta
by cbaleanu 13y ago
Scenario: I'm on the highway, doing 80+ mph at night and I want to turn on the rear window defroster as I cannot see properly.
A touchscreen means I have to take my eyes off the road and focus on directing my right index to touch a bunch of pixels, with no physical feedback whatsoever.
Staring at the backlit display made my eyes readjust to that light intensity and now when I look back at the road, well, I cannot see that well for a few seconds while my eyes adjust back.
Hmm, does not sound that safe to me.
PS Been driving in the US and Europe for more than 18 years now.
- masklinn 13y ago> A touchscreen means I have to take my eyes off the road and focus on directing my right index to touch a bunch of pixels, with no physical feedback whatsoever. And there's worse, "commonly used controls" (such as airco and defrost) are at the very bottom of the touchscreen, at knee height.
- acomjean 13y agoFWIW its not that bright. In cars with "built in navigation" they put a lot of those on smaller screens in the center console. Then they throw the radio and climate controls onto that touch screen thing. I don't see how this is significantly different from those, which have been in use for years now. I still prefer physical controls, but I'd not be honest if I said I could just reach and grab my cars climate controls without looking. I think these screens are going to be a part of the future as they provide versatility and profit. but voice control will be the best/ safest way to handle cars (although from my co-workers demo, they still need work...)