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European crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controls (arstechnica.com)

submitted 9 months ago by boem to c/technology

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I, for one, would like to see single-function, physical switches for everything that isn't specifically infotainment. I want turn signals to be a single switch, and I don't want any other features integrated into that switch, and I want each individual module to be easily replaced.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

God yes. Having ten buttons on the turn signals is a nightmare. No I don't want to play "guess which button controls the wipers" when I sit in an unknown car for 10 minutes. Thanks.

[–] uranibaba 11 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Imagine changing gear without feeling which gear you have/changed to.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

You have now given me the nightmare of a touchscreen gear shifter.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

As someone who relies on GPS, a doordasher I kinda think it should be only for multi media and maps. AC and other controls should be nobs. Also steering wheel controls

[–] theyoyomaster 8 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Maps make sense but having play controls for music as physical buttons is amazing. I have both a touch screen and physical volume/next/prev and I use the physical ones all the time. I actually like the sync system in my Focus other than the fact that when you start the car it tries to “resume” the first thing it can find and blasts loud AM static 75% of the time when I start the car. The controls are good though.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Europeans are hardcore, we use plastic dummys to crash test our cars, theirs can talk!

Im.on board with buttons, and touch screens should be guesture only.

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