Study finds that buttons in cars are safer and quicker to use than touchscreens
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Re: Study finds that buttons in cars are safer and quicker to use than touchscreens
#2To me this feels like station the obvious. A touchscreen gives no tangible feedback. Also having buttons “move” or at least be at unexpected places means you need to look at a screen.
I am happy with my old car wherein I can manage the heating, the lighting, and my radio without taking my eyes off the road.
Re: Study finds that buttons in cars are safer and quicker to use than touchscreens
#3Other news: sun rises in morning; sets in evening
Re: Study finds that buttons in cars are safer and quicker to use than touchscreens
#4I am starting to wonder if the definition of a ‘luxury car’ in 2030 will be ‘no touchscreens’ and if economy cars will be chock full of cheap android devices just to shame the people who buy them into spending more to get a car with buttons and mechanical indicators.
Re: Study finds that buttons in cars are safer and quicker to use than touchscreens
#5Will regulators act on this? I really want them to, but I feel like they won't and we'll continue to see a trend of car makers taking the cheap route and doing touch screens. At least it feels that way wherever I look into an evening l exciting EV. What do the choices look like in the new car market these days?
Re: Study finds that buttons in cars are safer and quicker to use than touchscreens
#6That's some breakthrough research right there!
Only outdone by the geniuses of the car industry and their really (too) close pals of the safety agencies who find it OK to put touch screens in everything short of pedals and a steer mechanism ( some aren't even wheels anymore! really modern advanced stuff.. )
Re: Study finds that buttons in cars are safer and quicker to use than touchscreens
#7The same could be said for mobile phones.
Some things can be done quicker with physical buttons.
That's why people thought phones with just a screen would never become popular: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eywi0h_Y5_U
But with a screen you can do many more things.
Re: Study finds that buttons in cars are safer and quicker to use than touchscreens
#8Well, duh.
Re: Study finds that buttons in cars are safer and quicker to use than touchscreens
#9As folks noted in the other thread on this topic: This is self-evident to most of the HN audience, but the more studies and more awareness is brought to this topic the likelier things are to improve.
Re: Study finds that buttons in cars are safer and quicker to use than touchscreens
#10The same could be said for mobile phones. Some things can be done quicker with physical buttons. That's why people thought phones with just a screen would never become popular: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eywi0h_Y5_U But with a screen you can do many more things.
but should you be doing many more things while driving? (the answer is no)