02-08-2021, 10:29 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-08-2021, 10:32 AM by Tony Griffiths.)
Touch screens and connectivity in new cars are both serious dangers. Need to open the sunroof? How about just pressing a button? Absolutely not, switches cost money. Instead, the carmaker forces you to look at a touch screen, find the appropriation section, draw your finger along it and the roof opens. Except, at the exact moment you attempt that, the car goes over a bump and your finger resets the SatNav to some destination in the Far East. Meanwhile, as your attention is directed at the screen (an email comes in and you ponder the reply) 300 metres down the road at 70 mph you fail to notice the truck stopped in front of you. OK, the autonomous cruise control will bring you automatically to a violent stop - but ............