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Ugh... He's not impressed with the gasoline free, infinitely superior propulsion technology - he's impressed by how much the in vehicle systems are like smartphones.
I threw up a little. We're never escaping this bullshit.
I hate this chasing of overly complicated and excessive software in cars. The only touchscreen I want in my car is the one that let's me run Android Auto for GPS and music. Everything else should be tactile analog switches and dials. Whichever person thought touchscreens are a safe UI choice in a fast moving death machine is insane.
Having been in many a Chinese Didi, the touch screens aren't just bad for UI, they also have things like video backgrounds and advertising built in. Distracted driving waiting to happen.
Amen.
Stop providing distractions to the assholes around me, they are dangerous enough as it is.
There's still hope for the rest of the world
https://www.autoblog.com/news/europe-and-china-now-require-physical-buttons-in-cars-will-the-us-follow
Touchscreens are cheaper to install than tactile buttons. That's the draw for carmakers.
I don't even need that. We all literally carry a gps device with a touch screen in our pockets at all times
It's nice to have it on a fixed screen of decent size rather than on a floppy mount and a 6.x" screen. The car screen doesn't need to be a touchscreen though. My Mercedes had Carplay with a rotary dial, no touchscreen. That was when they were still being conservative with their tech, then they went the hyperscreen route.
Most Chinese cars now have one long screen along the dashboard. It's generally split in 3 sections, one for the driver, one for controls and one for the passenger with controls but also to play media. Plus most Chinese cars have voice commands.
Unfortunately yes. I still think the rotary knob is the ultimate infotainment control interface since it's much easier to use while driving. Still, I'll take the large screen for navigation over my tiny one even if I have to use the touch screen. Voice control rarely works for me, I have a very thick accent.
That would be everyone's favourite Elon Musk
That's Elon "Why would we need lidar? Humans don't use lidar, they just use their eyes and there's no reason technology could possibly improve on human vision" Musk?
Humans don't... Sheesh. Humans crash cars, asshole! Use the bloody lidar!
Human drivers, if they could get LIDAR with their car, would probably also use it.
Why not aim for better than what humans can do?
LIDAR is shit in rain and fog.
The problem here is poor driver training, not lack of gadgets.
The problem is cars themselves. Bad technology overall, imo