I’ve been reading more about how awesome Chinese EVs are that are basically impossible to get even as one offs in the states between import duties and tariffs. That rabbit hiole got me to this article that mentions how much better their touchscreens are too.

Chinese cars are fast being recognized for offering a level of digital integration that is far ahead of the connected cars on sale in the US. “Aside from the responsiveness of screens… I feel like people hate screens here because they’re not done very well,” said Kevin Williams, an automotive journalist who has spent time getting to know the latest in Chinese vehicles.

Having worked on them for most of the last 15 years I agree they are shit. What no one seems to note, however is that one of the reasons why they suck, in addition to horrible American business practices regarding exclusive contracts that require us to re invent the wheel for every new customer and supplier OEM relationships that lead to every single part needing to be profitable to be manufactured, is how much North American safety regulations affect us and in my opinion nearly always make drivers less safe, particularly with how drivers utilize touchscreens. While the ones we sell in Europe are slightly better as they have far fewer driver distraction laws, the software still sucks because the design is baked in with US regulations in mind. While we can turn them off the overall sluggishness in the system is still present because we are still waiting for time outs and observing your speed, etc. @automotive

    • fu@libranet.deOP
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      3 days ago

      @MotoAsh while I agree with you market realities do not. The more parts they’re are the more things that can break, the more things that may have warranty recalls, and the more every single part needs to be built at a profit driving up further the cost of vehicles. On top of that consistently users have reported Infotainment systems as deciding factors for their purchase and those that do aren’t buying the cars that have actual knobs and hard keys.

      • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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        3 days ago

        Touch screens suck ass in a car, full stop.

        I don’t care who’s it is. They suck.

        And of the things that have failed in my vehicles, dash controls aren’t a concern. Having driven over a million miles in 8 cars, I’ve had exactly one dash control failure, in a vehicle with 200,000 miles on it.

        Oh, and I have a large family, so many cars to consider over decades of driving. Plus I grew up in a shop.

        Dash controls rarely fail.