Re:Software is eating the car
by mavhc on Friday June 11, 2021 @10:57AM
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Knobs and sliders and buttons all cost money to create, wire in, fix. 1 touchscreen is cheaper.
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I'll happily take slightly more expensive knobs, sliders and buttons over a touchscreen.
I know exactly where, e.g. my fan speed knob is and I can reach for it confidently. Or I can take my eyes of the road so I'm not blindly groping around the touchscreen to find the increase/decrease button, assuming its even on the right screen and I don't need to go through several menus to find it. Cost doesn't enter my mind in this scenario.