Writing from a seatbelt-less 1968 VW Bus where every corner of the vehicle is visible and where the dashboard has just the speedometer and a couple of warning lights:
"Why digital maps in cars don't work"
"Why backup cameras in cars don't work"
"Why carphones in cars don't work"
"Why CD players in cars don't work"
"Why climate controls in cars don't work"
"Why cup holders in cars don't work"
"Why electric windows in cars don't work"
"Why cigarette lighters in cars don't work"
I think the Tesla big screen is the future and any talk of adding in gazillions of allegedly tactile buttons is defeatist.
Maybe it would be better if new drivers had VW Bus mode, i.e. no distractions, not even a map.
Then the features could be unlocked over time. Or the car could make you pull over to access the full menu system. If you are barrelling down the road at 70 miles per hour then you shouldn't be able to touch anything or be shown anything superfluous.
If you then pull over into the service station then the display should then kick into life, show more than the basics and become interactive.
Such a system could be adaptive, based on conditions different gadgetry could be shown. This would be a different design ethos to 'infotainment' and would require regulation or insurance premium fixes to make it a thing.
"Why digital maps in cars don't work"
"Why backup cameras in cars don't work"
"Why carphones in cars don't work"
"Why CD players in cars don't work"
"Why climate controls in cars don't work"
"Why cup holders in cars don't work"
"Why electric windows in cars don't work"
"Why cigarette lighters in cars don't work"
I think the Tesla big screen is the future and any talk of adding in gazillions of allegedly tactile buttons is defeatist.
Maybe it would be better if new drivers had VW Bus mode, i.e. no distractions, not even a map.
Then the features could be unlocked over time. Or the car could make you pull over to access the full menu system. If you are barrelling down the road at 70 miles per hour then you shouldn't be able to touch anything or be shown anything superfluous.
If you then pull over into the service station then the display should then kick into life, show more than the basics and become interactive.
Such a system could be adaptive, based on conditions different gadgetry could be shown. This would be a different design ethos to 'infotainment' and would require regulation or insurance premium fixes to make it a thing.