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Re:Roof blows off new Tesla Model Y by mind-blight on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @09:02PM (#24714597)
This is why I love Subaru. Their new cars have a touch screen, but it's mainly for display and advanced settings. Every important control (audio, lights, climate control, etc.) is analog
Re:Roof blows off new Tesla Model Y by conception on Thursday October 08, 2020 @12:28AM (#24715796)
Not the 2020 outback. So disappointed as was looking to upgrade to a 2020 but the touchscreen everything made me leave it behind. Got an ascent instead because they had a deal.

Mazda is the only company doing it right these days.

Re:Roof blows off new Tesla Model Y by mszcz on Thursday October 08, 2020 @03:45AM (#24716861)
Seconded. Just bought a Mazda 6 and one of the reasons was a sensible, buttons-first infotainment system. There's a knob in the center console that I can use to control everything. Besides that, the seat warmer/cooler, the AC, all the basic stuff is controlled by buttons.

But the kicker is that the infotainment system has a touchscreen, but the touch functionality is _disabled_ if the car is moving, because they think it's a hazard to have a person operate it while driving.

Re:Roof blows off new Tesla Model Y by Rebelgecko on Thursday October 08, 2020 @01:19AM (#24716089)
It also takes around 4-5 button taps to do things like turn off the heated seats. In most cars you can do that without having to take your eyes of the road
Re:Roof blows off new Tesla Model Y by 43920 on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @09:36PM (#24714768)
The AC controls are moved to the touchscreen in the new Outback.
Re:Roof blows off new Tesla Model Y by maxdo on Thursday October 08, 2020 @01:28AM (#24716135)
You can turn off hitting with voice command in Tesla :)
Re:Roof blows off new Tesla Model Y by zdragnar on Thursday October 08, 2020 @10:48AM (#24719552)
Oh lord, the only UI with worse discoverability than a complex touchscreen has to be voice commands.

Not to mention it kinda ruins listening to a good song or the climax of an audio book if you have to suddenly yell out "SET AIR TO SEVENTY DEGREES"...