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Comment on Cars will need fewer screens and more buttons to earn a 5-star safety rating in Europe | Euro NCAP will introduce new testing rules in 2026 requiring physical controls for the highest safety score

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NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

The button might be 1c, but you gotta wire it, install it, warranty it etc etc. It’s not as inconsequential as you might think.

A screen is the screen and the wiring to the computer.

It’s a couple skus to maintain instead of dozens. It’s 1 warranty item instead of dozens.

It might not be a good idea, but it absolutely will save a noticeable amount of money per vehicle.

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Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

it absolutely will save a noticeable amount of money per vehicle.

I don’t believe that.

Monroe has talked about how they removed some bolts that weren’t absolutely necessary from the vehicle, saving them hundreds of thousands of dollars. In that case, it’s fine. In this case I think it’s the same situation except they don’t care about driver safety. If the driver is fucking with touchscreens and crashes, that’s gonna be on the driver.

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- NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  You’re contradicting yourself LOL
  
  I don’t believe that.
  
  Monroe has talked about how they removed some bolts that weren’t absolutely necessary from the vehicle, saving them hundreds of thousands of dollars. In that case, it’s fine.
  
  Its okay if you don’t like it, but come on dude, a screen is going to be cheaper by 10s or maybe a hundred dollars a car. Were talking 10s of millions saved with any company doing this at scale.
  
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  - Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    
    You’re contradicting yourself LOL
    
    No I’m not ROFLCOPTER
    
    a screen is going to be cheaper by 10s or maybe a hundred dollars a car
    
    10s, yes. Hundreds, no.
    
    Were talking 10s of millions or more saved with any company doing this at scale
    
    Money saved to the company, not the end user. The end user just receives a severely degraded and unsafe experience.
    
    I mean shit, let’s just remove all the seats, that’ll save THOUSANDS per car, right!?
    
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    NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Okay, so you admit, using a screen saves money.
    
    Thank you, it was a pleasure watching you come to the realization.
    
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  - taladar@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    You don’t genuinely believe anyone is installing and wiring up individual buttons in a car, do you? That whole row of buttons is delivered as a single unit just like the screen is and will have a single connector just like the screen does. Sure, you then have to install and test two units (screen and buttons) but that is about it in terms of extra work.
    
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    NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Lol of course not, but it’s assembled somewhere which is why it has a cost more than the simple cost of the button itself. It’s a bespoke piece of hardware specifically designed for the vehicle instead of a commodity LCD screen which can be mass produced for multiple vehicles.
    
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