Touchscreens now make sense, bye physical buttons...

[vikingaero]

Hill92 said:

And any manufacturer that doesn't offer OTA updates is going to fall behind in the market nowadays.

That's quite a statement. I'm sure people buying a car in 3rd world countries are going to happy with rotary knobs and push buttons and an old fangled built in radio. The fact is that mobility to them is more important than OTA and touchscreens. And many people in the UK and Europe want simplicity - look at the love of Sheds and Dusters on here.

[TheDeuce]

vikingaero said:

Hill92 said:

And any manufacturer that doesn't offer OTA updates is going to fall behind in the market nowadays.

That's quite a statement. I'm sure people buying a car in 3rd world countries are going to happy with rotary knobs and push buttons and an old fangled built in radio. The fact is that mobility to them is more important than OTA and touchscreens. And many people in the UK and Europe want simplicity - look at the love of Sheds and Dusters on here.

If a firms product suddenly appeals chiefly in third world countries and to old shed drivers, then would they not have fallen behin in the market somewhat..?


The new Dacia has OTA: https://www.topgear.com/car-news/first-look/its-br...

[Every day a journey]

TTmonkey said:

Every day a journey said:

TheDeuce said:

Every day a journey said:

I'd be hapy if cars were still like this....

That's an Alfa...

Sure, it might have a very easy to find switch for each function. It doesn't mean any of it will actually work though

Ah! But when you KNOW it doesn't work then it's one less button/dial to be distracted by!

Serious question. The button for the Hazard lights. Is it true that it’s normal position is ‘on’ and you have to turn it off when the car working?

I see it’s nice and easy to find.

Errrr, nope.

[otolith]

otolith said:

Quite a few cars I’ve owned had a little row of numbered buttons down by the electric seat controls. With a modern car you could easily put named profiles up on the touchscreen with preferences for seat, wheel and mirror positions and HVAC and audio preferences. Surprised if some cars don’t do that.

Apparently Teslas do it, and not just in your own car;

"You can take your own key card into another vehicle. When you get that in that other vehicle, it takes you profile with you - setting mirrors, seat position, steering wheel position, driving mode, radio stations etc"

[cptsideways]

otolith said:

The V70 looks somewhat busy to me, especially given that it doesn’t have much functionality.






Probably shouldn’t have 18 buttons to operate the car phone, or at least shouldn’t let you use them on the move. The 25 buttons for the stereo seem a bit excessive, I suppose some people might adjust the bass and treble while driving.

That's a later Volvo then mine.