Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles

Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles by fatnoah on Monday June 17, 2019 @09:23AM (#20202626)

>I've seen implementations without touch, and they're much, much less useful.

I have this. I never use it. Instead, I mount my phone next to the screen and use Android Auto on my phone. Using the rotary dial and other buttons is a) far more difficult and b) far more distracting while driving. An action that takes 1 second with a touch requires several seconds of fumbling with a knob and buttons w/out touch.

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Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles by xx_alpha_xx on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @07:32AM (#20211831)

But the important different IMHO is that a knob / buttons don't require you to take your eyes off the road. In that 1 second you look down, you could cause an accident due to inattention.

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Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles by fatnoah on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @10:43AM (#20213588)

Good point. That made me realize my preference is a bit more nuanced. For anything where navigating menus or anything displayed on a screen is required, I'm all for touchscreens.

For other things, like volume adjustments, climate control, seat position, etc. I agree that physical controls that can be operated w/out visual interaction are best.

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