Though it is functional, it is ugly.
There was no need to ever improve upon THIS
Submitted 18 hours ago by Mickey7@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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AA5B@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Let me play devils advocate……
One of my cars has the hvac controls on the screen and it’s usually fine, because it is actually smart. I only need to set the temperature and it remembers that.
For example now that it’s getting cold, I almost never need to touch those controls
- I can preheat through an app (no subscription needed)
- when I start my car, the thermostat is set to 69 (heh heh) where I last left it
- the car goes through a progression: heating steering wheel and seat first, then automatically off when the cabin temperature comes up
- the glaring problem is defroster. Aside from initial heat up I don’t know a good way to switch to that while driving. I don’t know if it’s supposed to be automatic and fails or if there is a shortcut somewhere
aesthelete@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
My car is still mainly like this.
It has a touchscreen thing but it’s only for the entertainment and it has steering wheel controls as well so there’s an alternative to using the screen while driving.
LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
My 2018 vehicle has intuitive tactile knobs & buttons. Easy to operate without eyes ever leaving the road. I am grateful.
Weirdfish@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
After many such threads I’ve come to the conclusion that peak car is between 2014 and 2018.
I’m old enough to believe I’ll never have to drive something with a touch screen.
I design touch screen UI as part of my job and I can see no argument for one in a vehicle other than GPS, and for that I have my phone.
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 12 hours ago
hmm, I’ll have to look at that range for my next vehicle.
for my preferred budget, I’m looking at 2010 to 2015, but that’s mostly because they stopped making economical wagons after that point (Toyota Matrix and Hyundai Elantra Touring are what I’m looking at)
it seems like even in that year range, once you get above the low cost vehicles, they start introducing shitty tech. but I haven’t looked closely enough at things in the last 10 years to see how they’ve progressed year to year, because frankly it’s just more money than I want to spend
0x0@lemmy.zip 13 hours ago
'98 and ain’t selling
padook@feddit.nl 12 hours ago
I bitch about this every time I’m drive anything but my old truck that still has these!
ClydapusGotwald@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
It’s true. I hate my touch screen to control airflow in my car. Every time I go to adjust it, it fucks up and I’m distracted while driving.
CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 hours ago
Add dual climate control and then I’m with you.
GladiusB@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Fat disagree. No way. Nope. I have cooling seats in 105 degree weather. Ain’t nothing like my balls having a cooking time on the commute home.
Mickey7@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
With the old style set up I just popped a small ice bag under them
pHr34kY@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
I have this and I will not change.
unfnknblvbl@kbin.earth 17 hours ago
my '93 MR2 has buttons and a slider. Perfection.
ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 15 hours ago
I’m not wealthy enough to own a car that has anything newer than this lmao
Caketaco@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 hours ago
I love automatic AC, but I sadly share cars with people who crank the temperature down to below 65*F the second they get into a hot car.
UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
My vw passat has that, but the temp control maintains the temperature, so straight up is 72°f
VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Never letting go of it.
titanicx@lemmy.zip 14 hours ago
Is this post full of boomers? Cause it reads like it’s full on Boomer Town here.
Allero@lemmy.today 14 hours ago
More like complaining about features no one asked for.
Tactile controls are superior, because they can be used without distraction, and the chance of user error is lower.
Besides, they involve less circuitry and are therefore much more reliable.
Bytemeister@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
I should do a video on the bad UX in the Mach E.
33550336@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
I got similar in my pre-lift BMW E46 and I love it. I had also post-lift E46 with buttons for AC, but I prefer the knobs since no need to look at it while driving.
UsedLinuxDealer@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
RETVRN
WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 17 hours ago
Ever notice how social politics got all fucked up when these went away?
Serinus@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Reagan.