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Re:Study Finds That Buttons in Cars Are Safer and Quicker to... by acdha on Saturday January 07, 2023 @09:58AM (#34288531)
Those are not things you need to do while driving. There’s no reason why, say, garage door pairing can’t use a button like my 2006 Subaru does for the one time most people will do it in the life of the vehicle. Checking a calendar is distracted driving and should be illegal.
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Re:Study Finds That Buttons in Cars Are Safer and Quicker to... by cs702 on Saturday January 07, 2023 @10:59AM (#34289250)
> Checking a calendar is distracted driving and should be illegal.

Tesla vehicles, as well as iOS and Android car UIs, have functionality for navigating to the next appointment in your calendar, if the appointment has a physical address. For a lot of folks, e.g., salespeople and service crews, this is a godsend.

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Re:Study Finds That Buttons in Cars Are Safer and Quicker to... by jeroenhd on Saturday January 07, 2023 @11:28AM (#34289570)
And you can do that, parked on the side or the road, with a tiny LCD panel and buttons on the steering wheel. No need to add a screen for that.

Alternatively, you can use the app on your phone that you probably need as a backup key anyway to queue up your navigation for you while you're safely parked. You shouldn't do this while actively driving, especially if it needs a screen to work.

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Re:Study Finds That Buttons in Cars Are Safer and Quicker to... by Symbiote on Saturday January 07, 2023 @11:35AM (#34289645)
You use this before starting the journey, or after pulling over if the destination must change part way through the journey.
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Re:Study Finds That Buttons in Cars Are Safer and Quicker to... by nkozyra on Saturday January 07, 2023 @12:05PM (#34290032)
What? Put first location in navigation. Do sales pitch. Get back in car, put next location in navigation, etc.

You can set the whole thing up in advance in Google Maps. This solves a problem that was already solved.

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