Shocker. In Cars, Physical Buttons Are Easier Than Touchscreens

Re:Shocker. In Cars, Physical Buttons Are Easier Than Touchs... by matt_s on Monday August 22, 2022 @01:50PM (#32554825)

Some model year Toyota Corollas had an automated seat belt. It was really annoying having a belt across the steering column when you had a bag or anything in your hand to put on the passenger seat.

I still type horribly on a smartphone screen rather than the crackberry keyboard. I could drive and type texts/emails without taking my eyes off the road (not recommended). Being able to navigate things by touch is essential.

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Re:Shocker. In Cars, Physical Buttons Are Easier Than Touchs... by acranox on Monday August 22, 2022 @07:24PM (#32558609)

IIRC there was a brief period of time in the US where manufacturers could omit putting airbags in cars if they used an automatic seat belt instead. So a couple manufacturers did this to keep their costs down, but eventually airbags were required in all cars and the automatic seat belts went away.

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