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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by nextaccountic on Saturday November 06, 2021 @08:20AM (#29129593)
Here's a way to stop them: make it illegal to have car controls without tactile feedback. Changing volume or radio stations, changing AC, everything the driver might do in the car, should never be done only through a touchscreen, which is too distracting and unsafe.
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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by throaway46546 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @08:40AM (#29129720)
It's illegal to use your smartphone while driving, but somehow if you integrate the same technology into the car it is perfectly fine.
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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by FDSGSG on Saturday November 06, 2021 @09:38AM (#29130092)
In many EU countries it's definitely not illegal to use your smartphone while driving. Distracted driving is illegal, but using your smartphone doesn't automatically mean that you were distracted any more or less than using your car touchscreen would.

The real truth is that enforcement is non-existent and almost nobody gets in trouble for using a phone while driving even if it's specifically forbidden.

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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by foxfluff on Saturday November 06, 2021 @08:58AM (#29129843)
Maybe they can start selling a hands-free add-on kit for the car's controls..
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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by seanmcdirmid on Saturday November 06, 2021 @10:09AM (#29130321)
Don’t most of these systems support voice control?
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