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Re:A New Car UI: How touch screen controls in cars should re... by aaront on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @04:39PM (#7261292)
I'm actually a big fan of the Hyundai Veloster's touch screen. It provides all the functionality you'd expect, without the convoluted menu systems of other cars.

http://gaspuol.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/2013-hyundai-velo...

http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/MY12_F...

Granted, this UI looks great, although has a few interaction oversights: what if I lost a couple fingers in an industrial accident and only have 3?

Re:A New Car UI: How touch screen controls in cars should re... by achamayou on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @04:44PM (#7261312)
The biggest oversight seems to be the utter lack of discoverability. Can you imagine trying to figure out of this works on a rental car ? or explaining to your grand-father how this works ?