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

• NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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 ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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 ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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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      • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        There was no realization. I never said anything to the contrary.

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  • taladar@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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 ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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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      • taladar@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        It is not as if buttons required in cars differ wildly between models, they could easily mass produce those too if they wanted to and if cost is such a major concern maybe getting rid of the stupid design team that makes them look different for every model would save a lot more money.

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