Re:Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used?
by sundvor on Monday February 20, 2017 @01:34AM
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Yeah, I have the Mazda 3 Astina - 2014. I believe its MazdaConnect is roughly the same, maybe a slightly smaller screen.
Blown away by how good the UX for the whole car is, including a HUD which for its price class and the time is rather amazing.
Adding things like rear cross alert, curving lights and radar cruise in addition to EBA is simply great.
Re:Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used?
by robbiep on Monday February 20, 2017 @06:03AM
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I've got the same model. Also a big fan of the design features
Re:Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used?
by js2 on Monday February 20, 2017 @08:35AM
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Ugh, my 2016 CX-9's infotainment system is the worst thing about the vehicle. Mazda has tried to cram way too much into that stupid dial control.
Re:Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used?
by hkmurakami on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @01:09AM
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True. Love everything physical about the car but the infotainment system has poor UI and bad latency.
Meanwhile I HATED the BMW 3 series controls and shifter. Nothing was intuitive, though it all looked space agey.
I am a fan of the Lexus controls as well. They look positively 90s but are very straightforward to use and behave as you'd expect.
As a former automotive engineer it hurts to see "aesthetics" trump usability.