BigDumbDinosaur on Thu 26 May 2022 wrote:
Car manufacturers are selling what sells.
Car manufacturers have hit a critical mass where adding a tactile button costs more than adding a menu item. Take it or leave it. The problem is that tactile buttons are safer and with the volume of vehicles sold and the circumstances where they are used, the lack of tactile buttons is guaranteed to cost lives. The quote from Reddit shows the hypocrisy of banning one dangerous interface while permitting something very similar elsewhere.
BigDumbDinosaur on Thu 26 May 2022 wrote:
As a friend of mine who is a captain for a major airline has pointed out, when the electronics crap out while airborne you still have to fly the plane. You can't just pull off the road, flip up the hood (bonnet) and wait for help.
An ex-manager had a pilot license and I learned huge amount from that guy. Unlike taking a road trip in a car, aircraft require significantly more forward planning. Most importantly, you cannot do the equivalent of a road trip where you'll get fuel somewhere on the way. You always require enough fuel and you always have to know where you'll get more. You also have to fly in worsening weather with instrument failure.
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