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@nathans BUTTONS!

Buttons and dials that I can work purely with my fingers while my eyes continue to do the important job of *watching the road*.

25 Sep 2024 at 15:28 | Wall-to-wall | Open on geekdom.social
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Tim Ward ⭐πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ”Ά #FBPE

@JetlagJen @nathans Yes. Touch screen controls should only be for things unrelated to actually driving the car, and should ideally be positioned so that the driver can't reach them whilst driving.

25 Sep 2024 at 15:47 | Open on c.im
Json Doh

@TimWardCam @JetlagJen @nathans
What is so exciting on the road to watch when the adaptive cruise control and the lane assist are on? πŸ™‚πŸ™ƒ/s

25 Sep 2024 at 19:38 | Open on freeradical.zone
Tim Ward ⭐πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ”Ά #FBPE

@jdoe @JetlagJen @nathans Yeah, that's another thing.

I rented a car which, unknown to me and untrained by the hire company, had a "lane assist" feature which wrenched the steering wheel out of my hands without warning.

I parked up and read through the hundreds of pages of manual and eventually found out how to turn it off. But the ****ing thing turned itself on again each time I started the car, and there was no way to stop that happening!

I reckon that a potentially lethal buggy feature like this should be defaulted off, and you should only have to read the hundreds of pages if you want to find out how to turn it *on*.

When I took the car back the guy at the hire shop said "yeah, it does that, it's a pain, isn't it". At least I know what not to buy now when my own car needs replacing.

@jdoe @JetlagJen @nathans Yeah, that's another thing.

I rented a car which, unknown to me and untrained by the hire company, had a "lane assist" feature which wrenched the steering wheel out of my hands without warning.

I parked up and read through the hundreds of pages of manual and eventually found out how to turn it off. But the ****ing thing turned itself on again each time I started the car, and there was no way to stop that happening!

25 Sep 2024 at 19:42 | Open on c.im
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