Subj : Re: Physical buttons in vehicles
To   : esc
From : Nightfox
Date : Thu Jun 01 2023 09:26:24

  Re: Re: Physical buttons in vehicles
  By: esc to Nightfox on Wed May 31 2023 11:03 pm

 Ni>> Could be.  I wonder how much a touch panel costs compared to a
 Ni>> physical button.

 es> I think it's potentially attractive to manufacturers because they don't
 es> have to worry about individual buttons breaking, having to replace them,
 es> etc. 

 es> And they can change layouts and things like that quickly with a software
 es> upgrade; they aren't married to certain components and layouts forever.

I'm curious how they'd change the layout of some of these touch panels?  In some cars I've seen lately, it's just a flat touch-sensitive area in a fixed place where a physical button/knob would be.  For instance:

https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Nissan-Ariya-1024x555.jpg

https://tinyurl.com/2s3m638k

https://shorturl.at/BDW59

https://tinyurl.com/yc8xhmbe

Nightfox
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