Path: eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!diablo1.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder.usenetexpress.com!tr1.iad1.usenetexpress.com!69.80.99.27.MISMATCH!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-2.nntp.ord.giganews.com!news.giganews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:23:24 +0000 Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:23:24 -0700 From: Pluted Pup Mime-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Hogwasher/5.24 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <0001HW.2BA501DC072A125C309B4238F@news.giganews.com> Subject: Touchscreen fatality: Requiring drivers to change gears with a touchscreen on a Tesla Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Lines: 37 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com X-Trace: sv3-29WGvmQS9Ji8c99cgs7g2sZr5xLIk41GvjMpbGfkCSy75VolHfJH/tqNoFe5vgJ30b44JwhKRXE5jDk!vIW4V6jbEjvNZ0cFz/n1VACQCxmkmJsE7otfaRHoO4f96uL/yu/YgvntBVeCkrW1WGI5HrJ8GhoH!khTn X-Complaints-To: abuse@giganews.com X-DMCA-Notifications: http://www.giganews.com/info/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Looks like another Touchscreen Fatality. The media says that touchscreens are better for everything because it's "more technological", but it's really just supported because advertisers think it's "kewl". The forced replacing of tactile controls with touchscreens doesn't just hurt the handicapped: Billionaire Dies After Accidentally Backing Tesla Into Pond https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taWMcCs1sVg "And THAT is the utter stupidity of using a TOUCHSCREEN to replace physical and CRITICAL controls in a Car!" "I do not want the same technology that can't tell what letter I'm trying to type, to be in charge of the gear shift. I'll stick with cars that have tactile controls." Also avoid the brand Mercedees, which have the design flaw of requiring touchscreen for climate controls, etc. Forcing drivers to take their eyes off the road to use swipe and click touchscreens is a hazard not only tothe car owner but everybody else on the road. "in a Tesla you can only change gears by swiping up or down on the touch screen. It is really dumb to replace a physical stick with touch controls" and many comments that blame the victim and effectually say that business is always right and customers are always wrong.