So why is Volvo doing this?
Touchscreens are less safe than buttons
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I'm 100% with you on this. I struggle to see how this is any better than the old buttons with simple controls. Most could be adjusted without taking your eyes off the driving for more than a few seconds. You can get in trouble for distracted driving while adjusting the controls on your radio. This is becoming a bigger issue with safety folks.
I resisted connecting my cell phone to my car until I could do it by either voice command or by buttons on the steering wheel.
Neil.
I resisted connecting my cell phone to my car until I could do it by either voice command or by buttons on the steering wheel.
Neil.
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Well written! Exactly right, Matt.
This s it in a nutshell, isn’t it….”you can’t use muscle memory to adjust the control you’re looking for.”
You can’t reach down with your gloves on, at night, and bump the radio or heater knob a quarter inch. You can’t touch a button to wipe the rear window in a rainstorm.
This s it in a nutshell, isn’t it….”you can’t use muscle memory to adjust the control you’re looking for.”
You can’t reach down with your gloves on, at night, and bump the radio or heater knob a quarter inch. You can’t touch a button to wipe the rear window in a rainstorm.
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Agreed!
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As I slowly drag my hairy knuckles across this key board, while looking at the screen through less than young eyes.......
Yeah, lets go driving tonight.
Yeah, lets go driving tonight.
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Yeah I think Volvo made a big mistake with the big screen on the center and no buttons. Even Mercedes and Audi have a lot of screens but they are chock full of buttons and knobs even on the steering wheel.
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These things are completely useless in rental cars. On a biz trip , I don’t have to sit there figuring out how to drive the car.
I recently had a Honda CRV and the Applenplay connected to my phone about half the time and would drop. No good trying to establish comms on CA 91 at 80 mph
I recently had a Honda CRV and the Applenplay connected to my phone about half the time and would drop. No good trying to establish comms on CA 91 at 80 mph
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Yes, the learning curve is too steep when you exit the rental car lot and enter the freeway. Especially in the dark, in a strange city.
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Well well well
Touch Screens Are Over. Even Apple Is Bringing Back Buttons
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technolo ... r-AA1rlCa1
Touch Screens Are Over. Even Apple Is Bringing Back Buttons
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technolo ... r-AA1rlCa1
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