Re:Honda bucks industry trend by removing touchscreen controls
by tomc1985 on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @04:14PM
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Didn't the US Navy try this and end up crashing a destroyer or something?
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Re:Honda bucks industry trend by removing touchscreen controls
by heymijo on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @04:28PM
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You are correct.
> The US Navy is replacing touch screen controls on destroyers, after the displays were implicated in collisions.
Unfamiliarity with the touch screens contributed to two accidents that caused the deaths of 17 sailors, said incident reports.
Poor training meant sailors did not know how to use the complex systems in emergencies, they said.
Sailors "overwhelmingly" preferred to control ships with wheels and throttles, surveys of crew found.