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 months agoYou’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.
taladar@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 months 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.
taladar@sh.itjust.works 3 months 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.
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 months ago
That would definitely help save on costs on a lot of fronts but I’m sure you’d get people complaining about the cars lacking their own style/differentiation and everything being the same if they did that. It’d think it would still be cheaper for a screen though.
But doing that is how you save money yes. Same dashes between cars, seats, heat pumps etc. as many same parts as you can between as many models as you can with as few custom parts as you can, while still making a car people want to buy that differentiates itself enough.
Ulrich@feddit.org 3 months ago
No I’m not ROFLCOPTER
10s, yes. Hundreds, no.
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!?
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Okay, so you admit, using a screen saves money.
Thank you, it was a pleasure watching you come to the realization.
Ulrich@feddit.org 3 months ago
There was no realization. I never said anything to the contrary.