https://nitter.net/Dexerto/status/1696514527519556041

    • kristina [she/her]
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      1 year ago

      theyre getting rid of the analog knobs and shit in favor of touchscreens chomsky-yes-honey

      its so awful i can barely even hit the right buttons on my phone with my attention 200% directed at it

      • Tomboys_are_Cute [he/him, comrade/them]
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        1 year ago

        I know right, its rediculous. They have all these things with phones and distracted driving but if the screen is bigger and built into the fucking car its actually fine? Have you thought about this for 1 (one) second? And you need it for some key functions like AC (de-fogs the glass when it rains) and heat? And it connects to your phone??? Literally drives me mad, I can't believe anyone thought that was a good or safe idea.

        • DroneRights [it/its]
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          1 year ago

          I say we just make it illegal to look at or touch any touchscreen in a car, whether it be a phone, tablet, car screen, or anything else.

          If people can't drive their cars anymore, then good riddance. It's a safety hazard to the survival of the human species anyway.

    • XTornado@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      I mean.... I understand the controls things but come on, a navigation system is a nice thing and that clearly needs some kind of screen.

      • Venus [she/her]
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        1 year ago

        You don't need it, and I refuse to believe it's safe.

      • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        Some people's brains don't come with built in automaps, but I'm just built different.

        • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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          1 year ago

          And if you don't have a map you can always go on an abandoned desert road and ask the wild eyed gas station attendant for directions, then you turn around and the gas station is gone because it was a scary ghost

        • XTornado@lemmy.ml
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          1 year ago

          Not saying that it doesn't work... But there are some shitty roads with shitty designs, shitty exits, bad signage, etc...

          Plus some apps provide usefull realtime updates like if an accident is blocking a road, if there is heavy traffic, etc...