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[–] omgitsaheadcrab@sh.itjust.works 381 points 9 months ago (46 children)

This is a win for consumers, touch screens are bloody awful when driving and take away far too much of your concentration

[–] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 123 points 9 months ago (9 children)

IMO the capacititive buttons with no feedback are even worse than the touch screen. at least with the touch screen, you will likely have a colored UI element on screen to press. with the cars that replace all the buttons with capacitive buttons with no feedback, theyre all the same color.

[–] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'd be fine with one that works like the Taptic engine on iPhones or how ever the trackpad on my Macbook does. It's a solid surface with no moving parts but it clicks when you press it and it feels 100% the same as pressing a physical button. It's way different than haptic feedback done with just the vibrator motor.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That doesn’t work well in a car though. It works in a phone because you’re holding it, or a trackpad because you’re putting a lot of pressure on it. In a car it’s already shaking from the engine, road, etc. Plus those taps are generally much shorter and lighter and less likely to feel the vibration.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 9 points 9 months ago

Just have it swerve when you press a button!

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