• MrFunnyMoustache
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    11 months ago

    I’m very glad, the lack of buttons are a safety hazard… Looking at these stupid TESLA cars especially… You can’t even adjust the AC without messing with the touchscreen, which means your eyes are not on the road…

    Still not going to own a car, but at least it will be slightly safer by bringing back physical buttons, so hurray for small victories.

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      11 months ago

      I own two cars. The newest is a 2013 because it’s before touchscreens became standard equipment. I’m gonna limp those removed along until either I die or that trend reverses.

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        11 months ago

        limp those removed along

        I hope you don’t have to limp them along. My newest vehicle is from 2007, and my oldest from '84. They aren’t limping, they run and drive quite well.

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          11 months ago

          Well one runs like a top. The other I need to replace the suspension on but the engine is sound.

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      11 months ago

      For a while now I’ve been thinking about idea where flexible display can be combined with some sort of mechanism where a button on the display can be shown and underneath display in same place it would raise the display slightly. Just enough to be tactile and easy to find without looking. We might see these at some point as stars seem to be aligning that way.

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      11 months ago

      I said the same to a Tesla owner who informed me buttons on the steering wheel provide all these functionalities. But upvoters don’t own a Tesla.

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        11 months ago

        Not all functionalities. You can’t even adjust the direction/power of the AC or open the glovebox without multiple presses on the touchscreen.

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          11 months ago

          There’s no physical button to open the glovebox? Better not keep anything critical in there in case of a software failure.

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            11 months ago

            Either software or hardware failure of the big infotainment system can suck really badly, and TESLA is also an anti-repair company too…

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      11 months ago

      You have buttons on the wheel and voice commands. But it must be nice to stay in your little ignorant bubble so I will leave you be now.