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Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles by bumby on Monday June 17, 2019 @10:12AM (#20203124)
Sure, but that's the exception that proves the rule.

The actual point was that when it comes to safety/critical functions, we still prefer those mechanical mechanisms. Unless you're flying or driving with your iPhone, I think the point still stands.

I think the fact that safety critical fly-by-wire systems could operate without the mechanical interface yet designers choose to do so anyway underscores this point.

Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles by rco8786 on Monday June 17, 2019 @10:25AM (#20203254)
Sure, safety and precision critical mechanisms are still served better by controls with tactile feedback. I happily recognize that.