Why do we have touch screens in cars? -

 

In my opinion they are unusable, by the driver,  when a car is in motion unless you take your eyes off the road to look at it and it takes more concentration to hit that a physical button. 

 

Discuss.

11 minutes ago, io1901 said:

Why do we have touch screens in cars? -

 

In my opinion they are unusable, by the driver,  when a car is in motion unless you take your eyes off the road to look at it and it takes more concentration to hit that a physical button. 

 

Discuss.

Bit like a mobile phone, use steering wheel controls or  other option,for hands free, or simply pull over at an appropriate location and change . Safer - simples. 

No different to unwrapping a sweet or chocolate bar -list goes on.......

Edited 15 January, 20188 yr by vrskeith

They have their uses e.g. typing in details on satnav, but for anything that the driver must use on the move they're dangerous since there's no way to operate them without looking at where your finger is on the screen. So not ok for volume control on the radio, anything to do with HVAC, etc.

I don't like 'em for the reasons above.

 

I don't want to have to look to change the radio. Nice proddy button is better.

 

(unless you've a 3 series like me where the buttons have cracked...again)

 

You don't know what it's doing without looking. But they are usually paired with voice activation which will drive you to insanity and using the touchscreen at the risk of crashing anyway.

It's done so more people will crash, thus proving that human-driven cars too are dangerous and paving the way for autonomous vehicles....

There's a good deal of distractions in any car you may need to operate and need to take your eyes off the road momentarily. Just don't do it at a crucial moment or if it takes more than a quick press, stop and do it.

There are still cars if you want with just 2 or 3 pedals,

a gear stick / sfifter,

a hand brake with a button,

a light switch, (maybe a fog Light Switch, front / rears)

a light dip / high beam stalk,

an indicator stalk,

a washer wiper stalk, 

a hazard warning switch,

a heated rear screen switch, 

a heater / demister / AC,

a radio, CD player, cassette player, 8 track stereo.

 

 

Edited 15 January, 20188 yr by AwaoffSki

^^^ Don't forget the vanity mirror (why on the drivers side??) maybe for putting your make up on whilst on the move?

 

Only 2 days ago, taxi driver driving past reading the newspaper, full spread on the wheel. He could have quite easily have pressed that button on his touch screen for the news station.

I miss people looking at maps while driving just trying to see them on the passengers seat or passengers hands as they maybe try holding them upside down. 

or just putting up and down there reading specs on their heads as they sit at traffic lights.

 

& i do mean try to miss them, as happens with those lost in trying to type into their Sat Nav as it takes them off the wrong way on road works and 

new road extensions.

Edited 15 January, 20188 yr by AwaoffSki

Touchscreens are more hygienic and efficient. one inch squared of touch screen can be used for a million+ functions ( not that you'd want that many functions).

 

I agree they can be more distracting to use when driving. But they should only be operated at your own risk.

As long as it's coupled with buttons on the wheel to do broad actions like volume, next/previous station etc - I'm fine with it.

1 minute ago, T00mm said:

I agree they can be more distracting to use when driving. But they should only be operated at your own risk.

Like many aspects of our lives, the manufacturers/designers here have to take the lowest common denominator into account. In other words, try to predict how stupid people could be in using the technology and account for that. If you do this properly, you increase the safety margin for the average user.

...and that is why we now have automatic emergency city braking, lane departure warning etc........

18 minutes ago, T00mm said:

I agree they can be more distracting to use when driving. But they should only be operated at your own risk.

 

This is part of my point - Manufacturers should be making all this stuff easier and less distracting  to use rather than harder and more distracting.   

Perhaps they'll get the voice activated stuff working better.

 

 

2 minutes ago, octyal said:

...and that is why we now have automatic emergency city braking, lane departure warning etc........

 

We need these because people are fiddling with the touchscreen. 

Some 'they's' do have the voice activated stuff working very well, you just need to find out which, 

maybe do a voice search on your incar internet and ask which ones.

1 hour ago, io1901 said:

 

This is part of my point - Manufacturers should be making all this stuff easier and less distracting  to use rather than harder and more distracting.   

Perhaps they'll get the voice activated stuff working better.

 

Siri works fine through my Apple car play

Edited 15 January, 20188 yr by T00mm