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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social

Europe will only give a top safety rating to cars w/buttons (not just touchscreens): “The overuse of touchscreens is an industry-wide problem, with almost every vehicle-maker moving key controls onto central touchscreens, obliging drivers to take their eyes off the road.” etsc.eu/cars-will-ne...

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sep 1, 2025, 1:01 pm • 249 37

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social

In the US, federal regulators still pretend there is nothing dangerous about touchscreens that literally require drivers to look away from the road. slate.com/business/202...

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sep 1, 2025, 1:14 pm • 44 1 • view
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Bill Kaguru Wanjohi @billkw.bsky.social

The bar they're establishing is so low, but it has to be done, what with Tesla leading us to usability hell.

Under the new rating scheme, which is due to come into force from January 2026, manufacturers won’t be able to achieve the highest safety ratings if they don’t provide proper, physical switches for certain functions including indicators, hazard lights, sounding the horn, operating windscreen wipers and activating the eCall SOS function.
sep 1, 2025, 1:55 pm • 2 0 • view
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Topi Uusi-Seppä @topiuusis.bsky.social

Honestly though, I'm most surprised the touch screen only cars are even legal here 😅

sep 1, 2025, 1:25 pm • 5 0 • view
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Pawtez @pawtez.bsky.social

as a long time touchscreen hater this makes me happy

sep 1, 2025, 1:42 pm • 7 0 • view