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Re:An Example of Terrible UI Design: The Gas Gauge in the Vo... by tsomctl on Monday May 17, 2021 @10:03AM (#27183516)
In the eighties and nineties, BMW and Mercedes spent a huge amount of money on researching how to lay out car interiors. The idea being, a car with easy to read displays and easy to use controls is going to be safer.

Although, TBH, I think the best heater controls are from old Toyotas. https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1618833... Windshield fogging up? Push all the controls to the right. Don't even have to look at it.

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Re:An Example of Terrible UI Design: The Gas Gauge in the Vo... by Hamuko on Monday May 17, 2021 @10:42AM (#27183987)
I think I prefer my automatic climate control controls though, since I almost never have a need to touch it. I just have it set for 22°C and on full auto. During winter I may need to press the defogger or the rear window defrosting buttons but not even that often.
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