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Re:BYD EV Teardown in Japan Reveals the Secret to Its Afford... by CMCDragonkai on Saturday October 26, 2024 @02:04AM (#41952900)
We are now in an era where physical things are expensive. Making a physical knob that actuates things requires machine tools, skilled labour and standardised parts. Compared to a digital widget which eventually can just be coded by an LLM, we are never going back to physical controls unless safety demands it.
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Re:BYD EV Teardown in Japan Reveals the Secret to Its Afford... by brokenmachine on Sunday October 27, 2024 @05:51PM (#41965972)
>unless safety demands it

Interesting that the market is so held hostage that you didn't even think to mention that the market could demand it.

Do people actually prefer touch screens? I know I don't. I won't buy a car unless every function I need while driving is on a physical knob or button.

If I have to press on a touch screen every time I start the car, this test drive is over.

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