Yeah I don’t mind the combo as long as the important stuff you interact with regularly is still physical. If I have to go into a menu to change climate controls, you have officially fucked up.
You always must look at a touch screen to press a button. There’s no reason to use a touchscreen interface for anything a driver might want to do while driving.
Same with mine. That was something I was looking for when I bought this car actually. I wanted physical buttons and knobs for everything that wasn’t infotainment system related. The steering wheel has buttons to control things like volume and tack/station skipping as well. Even having a physical shifter was a necessity for me because these button or weird electronic shifters are a pain in my ass and can potentially be dangerous if you’re unfamiliar.
I like a hybrid, tbh. My car has a sizeable touchscreen that android auto connects to, and I use it a lot for media and navigation.
But things like climate control have physical buttons. Works really well for me and I like the combination approach.
Yeah I don’t mind the combo as long as the important stuff you interact with regularly is still physical. If I have to go into a menu to change climate controls, you have officially fucked up.
You always must look at a touch screen to press a button. There’s no reason to use a touchscreen interface for anything a driver might want to do while driving.
I have the same gripe with TV remotes.
The worst I’ve ever seen was needing to interact with the touchscreen to open the glove box. Absolutely ridiculous.
Same with mine. That was something I was looking for when I bought this car actually. I wanted physical buttons and knobs for everything that wasn’t infotainment system related. The steering wheel has buttons to control things like volume and tack/station skipping as well. Even having a physical shifter was a necessity for me because these button or weird electronic shifters are a pain in my ass and can potentially be dangerous if you’re unfamiliar.
Right! The design for climate control and radio adjustments should just be buttons.
The touch screen should be a display for android auto and carplay as it is an addition not a replacement.
Hopefully as economies of scale apply more to evs there will be less justification to cut down on costs in favour of touch screens doing everything.