Re:In-car touchscreens are dangerous
by feross on Friday February 26, 2021 @05:37PM
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On the Mazda MX-5 2020 the touch screen only works when the car is not in motion. When in motion, you have to use their "Command Controller" knob that's near the shifter.
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This is an annoying misfeature because it doesn’t allow the passenger to manipulate the touchscreen either. I hit this all the time. We get started with my wife driving and I want to input the address or browse to some music but NOPE you need to be fully stopped for even the passenger to do anything. Thoroughly stupid.
Re:In-car touchscreens are dangerous
by jessaustin on Friday February 26, 2021 @08:20PM
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Every new car has a sensor in the passenger seat to turn on the passenger airbag when it's occupied. It would be no issue to also turn on the touchscreen.
This is how my 2016 CX-5 operates. The touchscreen aspect stops working above 5 mph. It does suck if you have a passenger co-pilot, as it's impossible to enter detailed nav directions without stopping. Thankfully Mazda offered an Android Auto/Apple Carplay upgrade after manufacture that allowed you to use better voice control then their built in solution. (Touch in Android Auto is entirely disabled even when the car is stopped)