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Re:Physical buttons outperform touchscreens in new cars, tes... by kgwgk on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @07:48AM (#32494981)
The impressive thing about the touchscreens in BMWs is that you don’t need to touch them at all. [I’ve not seen the new models though. I’m sure they are not better than the ones being replaced.]

https://www.carbuyer.co.uk/tips-and-advice/170098/bmw-idrive...

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Re:Physical buttons outperform touchscreens in new cars, tes... by Sakos on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @09:11AM (#32495877)
Why would that be a good thing? That sounds awful

edit: Nevermind.

> The main part of the BMW iDrive system is a control wheel, which can turn clockwise and anticlockwise like a volume dial. It can also be pushed forwards, backwards and to each side as if it were a joystick, and the centre acts as a button that can be pressed to confirm a choice or select an option. As mentioned above, later versions have adopted touchscreen technology, gesture control and voice commands, so there are multiple ways to operate a newer iDrive system in addition to the rotary control.

It's a physical user interface with buttons and a joystick. Which is basically what everybody here wants.

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Re:Physical buttons outperform touchscreens in new cars, tes... by flakeoil on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @08:16AM (#32495250)
Isn't that a drawback. Even easier to press the wrong button. Must be terrible when driving on a bumpy road and your hand is jumping around.
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Re:Physical buttons outperform touchscreens in new cars, tes... by prvit on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @09:16AM (#32495932)
Why would that be a drawback? If you can't keep your hand steady on the iDrive controller, you probably shouldn't be driving a car at all.
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Re:Physical buttons outperform touchscreens in new cars, tes... by rad_gruchalski on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @02:12PM (#32499761)
No, it's not. It's by far the best HID in any car I have driven in the last 10 years and I have driven probably 50 different rentals.
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Re:Physical buttons outperform touchscreens in new cars, tes... by kgwgk on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @09:06AM (#32495800)
No, it’s not easier to press the wrong button and your hand doesn’t jump around when using the controller.
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Re:Physical buttons outperform touchscreens in new cars, tes... by amelius on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @07:54AM (#32495048)
You still have to browse through menus.
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Re:Physical buttons outperform touchscreens in new cars, tes... by kgwgk on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @09:04AM (#32495786)
I find the system very usable and in any case the point is that it’s not _touch_screen based.
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