Stories
Slash Boxes
Comments

SoylentNews is people

Automobile Dashboard Technology is Simply Awful

posted by chromas on Thursday April 12 2018, @05:55AM   Printer-friendly
from the tactile-response-is-for-knobs dept.

MrPlow writes:

When I went car shopping recently, I was amazed by the autonomous technologies in most new models: automatic lane-keeping, braking to avoid collisions and parallel parking, for example.

But I was appalled by the state of dashboard technology. Technology sells, so car companies are all about touch screens and apps these days. Unfortunately, they're truly terrible at designing user interfaces (UIs)—the ways that you, the human, are supposed to interact with it, the car. A good user interface (a) is easy to navigate, (b) puts frequently used controls front and center, (c) gives clear feedback as you make a change and (d) is apparently beyond the capabilities of today's car companies. I asked my Twitter followers to help me nominate the World's Worst Car UI Designs—and I was flooded with responses.

Source:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/automobile-dashboard-technology-is-simply-awful/

Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurd

Original Submission

 
This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted.
Automobile Dashboard Technology is Simply Awful | Log In/Create an Account | Top | 59 comments | Search Discussion
Display Options Threshold/Breakthrough Mark All as Read Mark All as Unread
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.

  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 12 2018, @07:06AM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 12 2018, @07:06AM (#665785)

    That lever placement has been optional for at least the past 70+ years, however it was more popular on GMs and certain generations of Fords than anything else. Unless this Mercedes has bench seats though, it doesn't make much sense in a modern car, since most of the reason for doing so was to leave the drive tunnel clear for an extra passenger.

    Starting Score:    0  points
    Moderation   +1  
       Interesting=1, Total=1
    Extra 'Interesting' Modifier   0  
    Total Score:   1  

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 12 2018, @07:19AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 12 2018, @07:19AM (#665790)

    The important use is walking between the rows of seats. It's also a place to set a trash can.

    • (Score: 0, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 12 2018, @07:03PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 12 2018, @07:03PM (#666107)

      Nah, it's all about the road head. Nothing is worse than shifting in to park on the freeway with your dick in someone's mouth.

  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by MostCynical on Thursday April 12 2018, @08:12AM

    by MostCynical (2589) on Thursday April 12 2018, @08:12AM (#665795) Journal

    Makes converting from left- to right- hand drive easier..

    --
    "I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

  • (Score: 2) by EETech1 on Thursday April 12 2018, @09:47PM

    by EETech1 (957) on Thursday April 12 2018, @09:47PM (#666173)

    My girlfriend used to love sitting right next to me as I shifted gears in my old Ford.
    4th gear was in the perfect location!
    (I used to hose clamp weights on the driveshaft when we'd go out on dates:)