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Re:BMW removing touchscreen from a bunch of models due to ch... by 0xy on Sunday November 28, 2021 @03:07PM (#29372423)
HN leans contrarian and older. Car buyers below 31 prefer touch screens. [1]

[1] https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/best-cars-blog/2012/01/y...

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Re:BMW removing touchscreen from a bunch of models due to ch... by wruza on Sunday November 28, 2021 @04:28PM (#29373224)
Generation Y buyers are also interested in cars packed with technology, including smartphone integration and touch-screen interfaces, according to the Los Angeles Times. With systems like MyFord Touch and the Tesla Model S’ iPad-like touch-screen center stack, automakers have already started to address this in the market, but most reviewers say there’s lots of room for improvement. In particular, Ford’s MyFord Touch system has been panned for its labyrinthine setup, hard-to-use controls and buggy software.

Let me translate it from journal-ish. They said they’d like fuel data and music in their smartphones because in-car touchscreen ui is utter bullshit.

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Re:BMW removing touchscreen from a bunch of models due to ch... by peoplefromibiza on Sunday November 28, 2021 @03:16PM (#29372519)
makes sense

> Drivers ages 16-17 continue to have the highest rates of crash involvement, injuries to themselves and others and deaths of others in crashes in which they are involved. Drivers age 80 and older have the highest rates of driver deaths. Drivers ages 60-69 were the safest drivers by most measures examined.

edit: tangentially, physical controls of newer BMW are badly placed as well.

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Re:BMW removing touchscreen from a bunch of models due to ch... by dymk on Sunday November 28, 2021 @03:18PM (#29372541)
That group has always had the highest rate of crash involvement, even before touchscreens in cars were a thing.
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Re:BMW removing touchscreen from a bunch of models due to ch... by peoplefromibiza on Sunday November 28, 2021 @03:20PM (#29372571)
that's the point.

the preferences of people with little or no experience shouldn't drive safety considerations.

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Re:BMW removing touchscreen from a bunch of models due to ch... by desmosxxx on Sunday November 28, 2021 @03:40PM (#29372769)
why? that still makes no sense.
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Re:BMW removing touchscreen from a bunch of models due to ch... by peoplefromibiza on Sunday November 28, 2021 @03:44PM (#29372799)
putting touch screens in cars to appeal younger generations is a legit market proposition, but forcing them on people who are familiar with other types of car controls and have been driving for decades should be considered putting them at risk.

younger people prefer touch screens?

make them optional and let the customers chose if they want them or not.

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Re:BMW removing touchscreen from a bunch of models due to ch... by A4ET8a8uTh0 on Sunday November 28, 2021 @04:35PM (#29373269)
Ah, but how can you sell ad-space that way?
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Re:BMW removing touchscreen from a bunch of models due to ch... by dymk on Sunday November 28, 2021 @05:16PM (#29373630)
You think 16 year olds are buying a car for the touchscreen?
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Re:BMW removing touchscreen from a bunch of models due to ch... by peoplefromibiza on Sunday November 28, 2021 @05:19PM (#29373677)
original post showed that they prefer them, not me.
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Re:BMW removing touchscreen from a bunch of models due to ch... by kelnos on Sunday November 28, 2021 @03:13PM (#29372494)
Prefer, perhaps, but do they increase incidence of distracted driving? That's really the only metric that matters.
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Re:BMW removing touchscreen from a bunch of models due to ch... by lunixbochs on Sunday November 28, 2021 @03:16PM (#29372521)
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