VW is putting buttons back in cars

Re:VW is putting buttons back in cars by silisili on Monday December 18, 2023 @02:55PM (#38687337)

IMO it shouldn't be a touchscreen at all. By nature you have to look at it to interact. Just have a nontouch screen for display purposes, and physical buttons to interact with it as necessary.

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Re:VW is putting buttons back in cars by doubled112 on Monday December 18, 2023 @03:08PM (#38687495)

I can't put my phone in a cup holder and change songs at a red light, they'll take my license.

Yet the car comes with a device I also need to take my eyes off the road and poke around at.

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Re:VW is putting buttons back in cars by jqpabc123 on Monday December 18, 2023 @04:26PM (#38688547)

Yes, it's kinda comical isn't it.

It's illegal to use your cellphone while driving in many areas --- so they built a cellphone UI into the car --- which is every bit as distracting and dangerous to use while driving.

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Re:VW is putting buttons back in cars by Tagbert on Monday December 18, 2023 @03:36PM (#38687843)

Which you don’t need to poke at while you are driving.

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Re:VW is putting buttons back in cars by kube-system on Monday December 18, 2023 @03:47PM (#38687999)

Unless there are safety critical controls on those screens, which was the root complaint in this thread.

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Re:VW is putting buttons back in cars by zerd on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @05:42PM (#38702921)

You've never needed to change the temperature while driving? Or turn on/off heated seats? Or adjust fan speed? Or turn on recirculating air?

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