A top European auto safety body is releasing new rules that will require physical buttons and knobs for key vehicle features to receive a full five-star safety rating. I’d like to see the same in North America.
@parismarx I 100% agree with this, but I have not stopped laughing that the organisation that has demanded this is the same one who has blamed drivers and motoring journalists, in the UK, for switching of ADAS which they then admitted they have done NO human factors research into since they also demanded that is fitted to cars as standard over a decade ago.
I am curious as to what human factors work they've done with this.
@parismarx I refuse to purchase a Volkswagen ID.4 (VW's electric car offering) in part because they've put all of the control functions onto the touchscreen, with GUI design apparently by a lunatic who delights in making functionality impossible to find. We rented one and I found it nearly impossible to adjust the climate controls, among many other issues.
Whoever came up with this trend of putting a 17-inch TV screen into the middle of every new car needs to be fired, IMHO.
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