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VW Is Putting Buttons Back in Cars Because People Complained Enough (www.thedrive.com)
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[โ€“] computerscientistI@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also, Tesla's button replacements actually do work more or less reliably. The other manufacturers decided to save money by adding a potato instead of a potent CPU that powers the screen in the middle of the console.

[โ€“] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago

"Finally a use for all these leftover 1st gen Kindle Fire CPUs!"