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Re:Please make a dumb car by unityByFreedom on Monday January 31, 2022 @07:07AM (#30147084)
> And why in the hell does a yolk need to have the horn on a button rather than the center of the yolk as anyone would expect? Maybe there's some technical reason i'm unaware of

No you're right, it's change for the sake of change. It is now a status symbol to show off how well you drive a vehicle whose management is more challenging than other cars.

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Re:Please make a dumb car by rand49an on Monday January 31, 2022 @12:46PM (#30151167)
I feel like that is a cost decision. Instead of making the whole centre of the wheel a button you assign it to some capacitive button on the side.

But I agree, that second video is insane.

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Re:Please make a dumb car by unityByFreedom on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @01:21AM (#30159231)
They added cost by reinventing the wheel. It's a status symbol for bad drivers to pay more for something different.
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