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Re:US Navy will replace touchscreen with mechanical controls... by mLuby on Sunday August 11, 2019 @09:05PM (#20671636)
Automatic things are annoying IF the user isn't sure what is happening or why.

Heat randomly turns on -> human is confused, maybe uncomfortable, and might think the car is broken/haunted.

Heat randomly turns on, car displays "Preventing windshield fogging" -> human is thankful car is thinking ahead.

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Re:US Navy will replace touchscreen with mechanical controls... by macintux on Sunday August 11, 2019 @10:27PM (#20671947)
Except that displaying unexpected content interrupts the driver’s attention and takes it way from where it needs to be.

It’s certainly not important enough to distract someone performing any delicate maneuver.

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Re:US Navy will replace touchscreen with mechanical controls... by hutzlibu on Monday August 12, 2019 @01:12AM (#20672618)
Thats why a good notification system comes in different levels. Like red and big for important messages, blue and small for information like "heating windshield".
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