• Woly [any]
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    4 years ago

    Touchscreens in cars are worse than knobs because they have no tactile information, making it impossible to use them without taking your eyes off the road. Proof that the use of touchscreens wasn't implemented because it was a superior tool, but because of profit motive.

    I wouldn't be surprised if a car company was sitting on some internal R&D data that showed touch screens caused more accidents, but had just buried it.

    • Posadas [he/him, they/them]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      Also harder to repair and have other companies make spare parts for.

      So when the manufacturer stops producing spares, you have to buy a new car.

      • Woly [any]
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        4 years ago

        So when the manufacturer stops producing spares, you have to buy a new car.

        Don't worry, in the future the manufacturer will just send out an OS update that bricks your car

        :capitalist-laugh:

          • Woly [any]
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            4 years ago

            Don't you see? Competition will force these companies to all stop making the exact same decision to increase profits at the expense of their consumers! Because if they don't, another individual will simply develop an international supply chain and start mass producing cars without touchscreens!