On Wed May 7 09:38:45 2025 Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On 7 May 2025 00:17:10 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:
Rather depends on the how and the why, I believe has been a push back by >consumers for example with car dashboards in that while screens and so on >are fun, they?d like some buttons still please and so on.
There is hope for push buttons, in the name of safety.
"Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than
being drunk or high - no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using
touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its
senses." <https://www.wired.com/story/why-car-brands-are-finally-switching-back-to-buttons/>
"Automakers that nest key controls deep in touchscreen menus forcing motorists to drive eyes-down rather than concentrate on the road ahead
may have their non-US safety ratings clipped next year."
Sorry, but you'll need a Wired Magazine subscription to read the
entire article. If you don't want a subscription, you might find the
reader comments interesting.
In my never humble opinion, buttons, touch screens, haptic feedback,
voice control, gestures, sign language and AI all have their good and
bad points. The trick is to attach numbers (fatality rate, accident
rate, cost, fashion, etc) to the various schemes and settle on the
least disgusting and most tolerable method.
Liebermann, how many touch screen cars do you have?
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