There are several automotive sources that are citing those touch pane as driver distractions/safety concerns. There was an article not too long ago that praised one of the automakers for sticking with mostly buttons in their lineup.
If I have to use a touchscreen to mess with the climate control....lol.
I hope more OEMs start going back to hardware buttons for the critical things.
I'd love to see the physical buttons get LCD screens that would allow the customer to set them to any function they want; but I don't find myself wishing for physical buttons... they're trying.
I don't really like having a big LCD screen in a car either. I've seen Teslas and other cars that have a big LCD screen in the middle instead
of the usual stereo and physical buttons, and aside from the practical issues with virtual buttons, I just think a big LCD screen looks odd.
I do think an LCD/virtual instrument display is cool though. In the
newer Mazdas, the center round instrument dial is an LCD screen, which shows your car speed either as an analog dial or numeric digits along
with a display showing the car's sensors that show when it detects a car coming up alongside you. The display can also be configured to show distance in miles or kilometers.
I'd love to see the physical buttons get LCD screens that would allow
customer to set them to any function they want; but I don't find mysel
wishing for physical buttons... they're trying.
I'd love to see the physical buttons get LCD screens that would
Are you referring to something like they did years ago with computer
If I have to use a touchscreen to mess with the climate control....lo I hope more OEMs start going back to hardware buttons for the critica things.The Dodge RAM (And family) does it pretty nicely... theres a huge 13" screen in portrait mode; with lots of menus that you can link to any 'button' you choose, even deep in the system... but there are 8 physical buttons; 4 on either side of the screen. These are most of the things you'd want in physical buttons...
You're replying to the wrong person.. I believe paulie420 wrote what you
I remember how confused I was once, in Tesla, seeing that big screen over there.. one couldn't stay focused on driving...
Yea - I do HATE the Tesla style where they DON'T give you physical buttons... but so long as theres at least the main ones, I like the big screen real estate. :P
I remember how confused I was once, in Tesla, seeing that big screen
over there.. one couldn't stay focused on driving...
Yea - I do HATE the Tesla style where they DON'T give you physical buttons... but so long as theres at least the main ones, I like the big screen real estate. :P
When I bought a new car recently, I was considering another Volkswagen, but I had seen a couple of their cars at an auto show recently, and one thing I didn't like is that they were using touch panels instead of buttons & switches for a lot of things. So, even things like the
'switch' to turn on a fan or headlights, etc. was a flat touch panel instead of a physical button/switch/knob.
Nightfox
When I bought a new car recently, I was considering another
I wonder if the lack of physical buttons was a part of a "cost cutting" issue.
paulie420 wrote to hollowone <=-
Yea - I do HATE the Tesla style where they DON'T give you physical buttons... but so long as theres at least the main ones, I like the big screen real estate. :P
I've wanted to buy a new head-unit for my car for some time, but hate
the look of a big LCD without buttons. A brand called Seicane makes a
head unit for the Prius that mirrors the look of the OEM unit, with a volume knob and buttons that mirror the original, but a much larger screen. I hope they look a little less attractive to car stereo thieves.
screen. I hope they look a little less attractive to car stereo thieves.
I wonder if the lack of physical buttons was a part of a "cost cutting
issue.
Could be. I wonder how much a touch panel costs compared to a physical button.
I've wanted to buy a new head-unit for my car for some time, but hate
the look of a big LCD without buttons. A brand called Seicane makes a
head unit for the Prius that mirrors the look of the OEM unit, with a volume knob and buttons that mirror the original, but a much larger screen. I hope they look a little less attractive to car stereo thieves.
I wonder if the lack of physical buttons was a part of a "cost cuttin issue.
Could be. I wonder how much a touch panel costs compared to a physical button.
Could be. I wonder how much a touch panel costs compared to a
physical button.
I think it's potentially attractive to manufacturers because they don't have to worry about individual buttons breaking, having to replace them, etc.
And they can change layouts and things like that quickly with a software upgrade; they aren't married to certain components and layouts forever.
I drive many new model vehicles b/c I get a new one every couple months for a work vehicle - so I get to see a lot of the newer stuff...
Toyota has a VOLUME button at least, but the 4runners aren't as up-to-date IMO...
Re: Re: Physical buttons in vehicles
By: paulie420 to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed May 31 2023 06:34 pm
Toyota has a VOLUME button at least, but the 4runners aren't as up-to-date IMO...
One of those volume knobs popped off on a co-worker's car (I think it as a Ford?) and it wasn't completely passive - the know was just transferring to the knob's rotation as finger swipes on the touch screen. Pretty clever solution, I thought.
One of those volume knobs popped off on a co-worker's car (I think it as
a Ford?) and it wasn't completely passive - the know was just
transferring to the knob's rotation as finger swipes on the touch
screen. Pretty clever solution, I thought.
Nightfox wrote to esc <=-
I'm curious how they'd change the layout of some of these touch panels?
In some cars I've seen lately, it's just a flat touch-sensitive area
in a fixed place where a physical button/knob would be. For instance:
Digital Man wrote to paulie420 <=-
One of those volume knobs popped off on a co-worker's car (I think it
as a Ford?) and it wasn't completely passive - the know was just transferring to the knob's rotation as finger swipes on the touch
screen. Pretty clever solution, I thought. --
Digital Man wrote to paulie420 <=-
One of those volume knobs popped off on a co-worker's car (I think it as a Ford?) and it wasn't completely passive - the know was just transferring to the knob's rotation as finger swipes on the touch screen. Pretty clever solution, I thought. --
Until you replace the knob, I suppose you could stick your pinky finger
in the hole and turn...
I'm curious how they'd change the layout of some of these touch
panels? In some cars I've seen lately, it's just a flat
touch-sensitive area in a fixed place where a physical button/knob
would be. For instance:
On a lot of the third-party head units, they're running Android. it's
just a home screen app you're looking at.
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