China to ban hidden door handles over safety fears
www.nbcnews.com
Officials said the policy on the handles, which are common on Tesla’s electric vehicles, aims to address safety concerns after fatal EV accidents in which they reportedly failed to operate.
  • HiddenLayer555@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    7 hours ago

    In other news, Tesla to introduce buttonless handless doors. Tell Grok why you deserve to be let out.

    • pineapple@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      7 hours ago

      Please! I have had enough of reaching having to press several buttons on the screen just to adjust the ac.

      • Pika@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        10·
        18 hours ago

        IMO any type of touch control in a car shouldn’t be a thing. Drivers rely on tactile feedback on controls, when you replace them with touch buttons it takes more concentration and therefore decreases the drivers awareness of their surroundings.

        Granted the argument is you shouldn’t be adjusting it while driving but, my response is why have it in the first place.

        • Ferk@lemmy.ml
          1·
          2 hours ago

          you shouldn’t be adjusting it while driving but, my response is why have it in the first place.

          Exactly. If you shouldn’t be adjusting it, then why is the touchscreen even accepting adjustments in the first place? … it should be rejecting all touches whenever the engine is running to prevent people from even trying, which completely defeats the point of having a touchscreen in the first place anyway…

          It makes no sense to have an input that explicitly requires you to take your eyes away from the road in order to operate it.

    • Valarie@lemmygrad.ml
      7·
      20 hours ago

      Either that or ban obfuscated hardware 9r software in vehicles and require the infotainment section to be modular so that people can change out pieces and upgrade hardware as they want

      And do the same thing for all electronics

      • Ferk@lemmy.ml
        1·
        2 hours ago

        Most people already carry infotainment devices in their pockets that can be attached to holders and charging ports in the car. Even better if you connect a hub with some SSD storage to keep movies/music.

        I feel infotainment systems bundled in cars are mostly redundant and explicitly made to be non-modular so that they can get you into their walled garden.