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I think it's pretty clear that touch is third rate for many applications. Such as where you'd like to reliably and quickly operate a control without looking at it.

Voice control. No thanks. Optional for the stereo perhaps, but I absolutely do not want a car that's voice controlled where I can travel with 4 other humans. Kids are noisy. Teen friends might find it comical to shout out "handbrake!". Need I go on?

Yes, I know tactile switches and knobs are so last century, but they look like actually the best tool for the job.



> Teen friends might find it comical to shout out "handbrake!".

obviously not for anything driving related. there's still plenty left: radio/music, ac, navigation, phone interactions.

i don't really know where people got the idea i was talking about driving related instruments. they are almost never "buttons and knobs".




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