Comment on Capacitive controls could be the cause of a spate of VW ID.4 crashes

TheFlopster@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’ve got a few capacitive buttons in my car, none of them critical, but I’d gladly replace them with the physical buttons in the lower tier version of that car…

  Like, how is this considered the nicer option? Hell, I think they’re actually cheaper for the manufacturer than proper buttons at this point…

  But sure, I really want to have to try three times to turn the vented seats on because I don’t hit the exact right spot on the pad, only to accidentally switch it to the heated seats in triple digit weather while reaching for the AC knob (which actually is physical, thankfully)

  source

  • Retiring@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Of course they are cheaper, thats why they put them everywhere instead of regular buttons.

    source

    • laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      But not as much on the lower end models… That’s what’s confusing to me.

      source
  • Cethin@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeah, this stuff is always cheaper. Companies, like Tesla, have convinced a few stupid people that it’s “premium” but if you look at all the cheapest cars coming to market all they have is a touch screen, like Tesla. It’s the absolute cheapest option and it sucks.

    source

    • laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Car companies won’t be happy until cars become yearly upgrade items like phone companies have convinced us to do with mobile phones

      source

      • kurcatovium@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Well I’d gladly switch my car on yearly basis if it cost the same as my phone…

        source
  • SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Nicer in the sense of flat panel that doesn’t have dust in the seams making designers happy. And they’re indeed cheaper to install.

    source
• superminerJG@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  A well-designed button can be incredibly satisfying. Just ask anyone who owns a mechanical keyboard.

  source

  • piccolo@ani.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    i’d pay extra for cherry blues for every button in my car.

    source

    • Grippler@feddit.dk ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’d pay extra to have that removed…

      source
    • FrederikNJS@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Image

      source
• Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I think the Hummer EV is a dangerous and wasteful piece of junk. But one thing it does well is the interior controls. There’s a bunch of switches on the dash under neat the infotainment screen, and there’s little symbols above them for what they do. Tapping a switch can change its context.

  So you get the flexibility of infotainment controls, but the UX of actual buttons.

  Too bad it’s in a Hummer EV.

  source