Path: ...!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!news2.arglkargh.de!news.karotte.org!news.szaf.org!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!reader5.news.weretis.net!news.solani.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Gerhard Hoffmann Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: European crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controls Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2024 02:20:04 +0100 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2024 01:20:05 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: solani.org; logging-data="1154135"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@news.solani.org" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:icGu4mDnIO3OP8J46WTvQLvjadk= X-User-ID: eJwNwoERwCAIBLCVBJ4HxxEq+49gL3GjsAN0wucX0DXq2kVJ3Msun3PWhnO3yshXSDHLmxV8EBkQpQ== Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 1834 Lines: 25 Am 05.03.24 um 06:21 schrieb Jan Panteltje: > European crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controls > https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/03/carmakers-must-bring-back-buttons-to-get-good-safety-scores-in-europe/ > In 2026, Euro NCAP points will be deducted if some controls aren't physical. > > I think this is a very good idea Loosely related: On Intel's new facility in Magdeburg, .de, archeologists have found a 5000 years old ox carriage, including 2 oxes and the driver (estim. 40 years old). Physical controls were not much of a help, probably. No traces of alcohol in the driver, also. < https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/sachsen-anhalt/magdeburg/magdeburg/archaeologen-ausgrabungen-intel-entdeckung-100.html > sorry, in German. regards, Gerhard