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Originally Posted by AP
Ergonomics again.
Try using this on a bumpy road
Current controller you can use without looking just by feel.
Why are Bmw going fir fashionable technology just because it is " trendy"
And " looks good"
Classic form before function again.
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The consumer AV industry already went through this with control interfaces. At first everyone saw the capabilities in the blank canvas that is a touchscreen. Quickly people found the inherent ergonomic disadvantage of not being able to rest your fingers on say, the channel up/down button. It sucks to have to hover your finger and glance down every time you have to press on the screen. A hard control interface lets you glance only once, then you can rest your hand on the control and adjust as needed. In a moving, bumpy car not having a tactile input adds even more challenge.
There should be a mix of voice, touchscreen, and hard controllers. It's a balance.