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Why the fuck do cars still have analog speedometers? Surely digital ones would be more accurate and much easier to read without looking away from the road for too long. (self.showerthoughts)
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Guys it's been 8 months. It was a bad take.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I like analog gauges. I very much like knobs. I dislike anything digital in a car other than a touch screen. Cars need to be able to be operated at a glance and by feel.

[–] daFRAKKINpope 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Touch screens are a pox upon vehicles, and need to be removed.

[–] Cmot_Dibbler 4 points 1 year ago

Disagree. I like having the screen for Android auto with music, podcasts, and especially gps. I do hate digital buttons when they aren't necessary but i like having the big main display.

[–] vsg 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Touch screen in cars isn't a good idea, though. They may distract the driver.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yup! If I'm driving and want to change station or volume I need to be able to know what I'm doing without watching, and it already feels distracting and dangerous enough to me. With a touch screen I can't feel the buttons or knobs and I must look at the screen to do anything.

I never had a car with a touchscreen (my current car doesn't even have an AUX or USB port) so I don't know if it's already like this, but probably an hybrid between the two would be ideal. You get a touchscreen to thinker with it and create presets or whatever when you're not moving, and buttons to change song/station/preset/volume/whatever when driving