Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shortage

Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by chrisseaton on Saturday November 06, 2021 @10:43AM (#29130581)

> managed to (mostly) not back into kids for over 100 years, without rear cameras

They reckon the mandatory backup camera law saves 95 lives a year.

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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by dafoex on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:02AM (#29130781)

Getting out of the car would save 95 lives, too

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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by chrisseaton on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:04AM (#29130802)

> Getting out of the car

Some cars do have remote-control drive features these days, so you can reverse it from outside the car, but that's a super high-end feature (designed for getting in to and out of extremely tight city parking spaces) and relies on the chips that are in shortage, so that's not a solution.

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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by dafoex on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:14AM (#29130891)

We are but muggles, so I don't think we need to worry about teleporting children appearing in the time it takes you to get back in the car. You know your blind spot is clear and can see where your future blind spot is now.

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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by chrisseaton on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:22AM (#29130971)

This is like arguing against seat-belts because you think you can brace yourself sufficiently.

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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by throwaway0a5e on Saturday November 06, 2021 @09:08PM (#29135477)

Seat-belts are have basically no downsides. Backup cameras trade back over accidents for accidents involving cross traffic.

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