Post AhotjeGy29aLSHxXEW by feld@bikeshed.party
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(DIR) Post #AhooIbYTWvxTRAQwnA by feld@bikeshed.party
2024-05-12T15:01:40.499469Z
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So tired of fake car safety activists screaming about how touch screens are inherently dangerous when they don't spend any time experiencing what it's like to switch between car manufacturers because they live in a world where they e.g., only buy Fords so nothing ever changes in their view and everything is familiarI'm on a vacation and my mother in law who has been driving for 40 years can't figure out how to get her Nissan into Reverse because they made the shifter bizarrely complicated for no good reason at allI'm driving this piece of shit to pick up some necessities and nearly getting killed because there's a million buttons and lights everywhere unlabeled, all the steering wheel controls -- of which there are far too many to be safe -- are in a completely different layout than every other car I've driven.This shit complete lunacy. The problem isn't touch screens, it's familiarity. If you want cars to be safe you need to mandate a standard layout of all buttons and controls in every car. Zero deviation. Every car should be identical.Give me back my Tesla, a car that's actually safe to drive and has as minimal of an interior as possible
(DIR) Post #Ahooi1efd1LTclS9Fg by genmaicha@stereophonic.space
2024-05-12T15:06:51.945242Z
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@feld but aren't touchscreens a single point of failure? like if the screen breaks, you lose access to all the controls on it
(DIR) Post #AhoqHSjr1XwriDL5X6 by feld@bikeshed.party
2024-05-12T15:23:50.624904Z
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@genmaicha Screens in cars should be industrial rated for temperature range, UV exposure, etc. Plus it's easier to swap than dealing with all the wiring for all those buttons/controls. Additionally modern cars also now have a computer that can fail and take them out too. Or they'll share wiring with other functionality. My Subaru had nonstop issues with o2 sensors and every time they went out it took out my cruise control too. How is this okay? (I'm aware there are improvements to CAN BUS and maybe a replacement, been a long time since I looked into it)Modern cars have over a mile of wiring to support all this. Sounds impossible doesn't it? Now imagine how many of these cars go to the junkyard too early because of a wiring short and nobody can afford the cost of labor for a mechanic to successfully pinpoint it?My friend @SlicerDicer repaired the ECU in his original Tesla Model S because it's just a giant computer board. It wasn't even that complicated. He has backup boards be can just swap in at will https://blogs.sw.siemens.com/ee-systems/2020/07/28/wiring-harness-development-in-todays-automotive-world/
(DIR) Post #AhoqJmd62a6ZyxHizY by SlicerDicer@bikeshed.party
2024-05-12T15:24:36.980338Z
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@feld @genmaicha Currently I have an electrical gremlin I need time to chase. It’s really not hard just time consuming.
(DIR) Post #Ahoqv19V0bOhjoCBvc by SlicerDicer@bikeshed.party
2024-05-12T15:26:55.302130Z
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@feld @genmaicha I just solved the one in my truck. Electrical issues are the worst but I’ve chased them in RVs, Cars and Boats. That’s usually how you get them super cheap. No one wants to take the time. It’s actually really cool that people don’t otherwise I wouldn’t get such good deals.
(DIR) Post #Ahor1ZKAs1AtSUJRw0 by feld@bikeshed.party
2024-05-12T15:32:21.362737Z
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Now imagine trying to legislate a standard car UX in America.NHTSA absolutely knows this would save countless lives by having a standard familiar driver experience, but the entire concept is anti-capitalist and anti-innovation.
(DIR) Post #AhosngfUy7iS5bnNUu by gidi@friendica.gidikroon.eu
2024-05-12T15:51:50Z
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@feld Weren't the pedals of a car non standard over a century ago? I believe these got standardised in the current three (two) pedal layout, for safety reasons.
(DIR) Post #AhotJao4IXrdAz19TE by feld@bikeshed.party
2024-05-12T15:55:39.853489Z
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@mWare swipe to change gears is an overcorrection just like the stupid non-round steering wheel. It won't last.I will not replace my Model 3 until they bring back the stalk, if I even replace it with another Tesla. (Audi + Tesla superchargers would be bliss)I've driven Leafs and every Tesla before this recent change. Elon is retarded for allowing them to remove the gear stalk
(DIR) Post #AhotjdDjwfPSBzRRZ2 by a32@social.tchncs.de
2024-05-12T15:53:14Z
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@feld I prefer physical buttons over touchscreens in cars.Layout -to me- is an orthogonal issue.
(DIR) Post #AhotjeGy29aLSHxXEW by feld@bikeshed.party
2024-05-12T16:02:41.573068Z
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@a32 I've never needed to dig into menus to change something important while the vehicle is moving. Voice controls generally work fine for those cases.Cruise, wipers, lights, signals are all physical.I think people are disillusioned into thinking you can't turn on your headlights without going into a menu or something