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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 07:27:01 JST Ars Technica

   Carmakers must bring back buttons to get good safety scores in Europe

   In 2026, Euro NCAP points will be deducted if some controls aren't physical.

   https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/03/carmakers-must-bring-back-buttons-to-get-good-safety-scores-in-europe/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Freevolt (freevolt24@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 07:30:44 JST Freevolt

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     @arstechnica Seat belts were open to public for driver's safety back half a century ago. Now people are adding "features" that clearly harm driver's safety just for marketing benefits. Wtf.

   • dcfedor (dcfedor@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 08:21:39 JST dcfedor

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     @arstechnica Yay! Touchscreens die, please.

   • thedefectiveram (thedefectiveram@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 08:59:10 JST thedefectiveram

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     @arstechnica that's good. Hopefully this will become a worldwide thing!

   • a Witty Name (iveryam@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 09:12:11 JST a Witty Name

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     @arstechnica I was looking to replace my car in 2022 with a plug-in hybrid one.

     After trying out several of them, I ended up with none. That’s because all of them features touch capacitive controls. I definitely avoid them.

   • Marcus Jenkins (marcusjenkins@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 10:31:25 JST Marcus Jenkins

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     @arstechnica Excellent. Thanks to the European Union for reversing this awful trend. Controlling a car is not like controlling your smartphone. There is no need for the compromise of having no buttons other than cost cutting on the part of the manufacturer.

   • Scrambles (scrambelzini@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 11:50:27 JST Scrambles

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     @arstechnica I want to move to Europe...😁

   • Janne Ojaniemi (janne_o@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 14:31:54 JST Janne Ojaniemi

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     @arstechnica I’m all for physical controls, but I’m always amazed when people use AC-controls as an example that should be physical. Why? I don’t know about you, but I rarely touch those. You set the temperature once, and then you let automation handle it. Only thing I do is to occasionally turn on defrosters at the start of the drive.

   • kjaerulv (kjaerulv@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 15:14:59 JST kjaerulv

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     @arstechnica Finally!

   • xs4me2 (xs4me2@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 15:43:05 JST xs4me2

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     @arstechnica

     Sometimes mechanical standardized buttons and behavior simply are better. Especially for basic safety related functions like steering, braking, direction indication and alarms.

   • a1 (ar1@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 15:46:20 JST a1

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     @arstechnica yessass!

   • planetf1 (planetf1@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 17:10:34 JST planetf1

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     @arstechnica I've not driven the new model yet (I have a 2023 3)but lack of indicators on stalk does seem to cross the line for me. w/s wipers borerline, but that is much improved now. Not a fan of the gear change idea either.... but the rest are fine.

   • modem_down (modem_down@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 17:39:23 JST modem_down

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     @arstechnica I applaud EuroNCAP for this.

     I hope #safety rating bodies in other parts of the world follow suit.

     I also hope points will be deducted for cars without rear wipers. Those cars’ rear view mirrors become unusable if dust, mud, or rain accumulates on the rear windscreen while driving. Especially if the glass has shallow slope causing faster buildup. Among others, recent Nissan Versa, Toyota Corolla, & Tesla models in some markets have this safety flaw.

   • Bernie Wolf (berniewolf@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 22:15:19 JST Bernie Wolf

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     https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/03/carmakers-must-bring-back-buttons-to-get-good-safety-scores-in-europe/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
     Finally, the #GUI in vehicles loses ground! The physical, mechanical switch fights back. #ergonomics