[Cosmin_C]

Funnily enough I was reading the other day how some BMWs will come without a touchscreen due to the silicon/chip crisis and I actually thought that was a plus. Seriously, whomever thought it was a good idea to make cars use touch controls and going through 5 menus to turn the heat down should be just shipped to Antarctica to explain their thought process to the penguins.

[MisterTea]

I saw a car commercial where the driver appears to divert their attention from the road, lean over the center console towards the passenger seat to swipe across a large, wide touch screen while operating the vehicle.

Meanwhile 10-12 years ago my cousin was ticketed for distracted driving in the midwest because the trucking company he worked for bolted a laptop to the dashboard of his semi tractor. Though somehow these mostly useless screens are okay to have? I dont get it.

[kuschku]

There was actually a court case in Germany, where it was ruled that enabling/disabling certain functionality, on some Tesla Models (I think it included even changing some wiper settings?) was illegal while driving, as you’re not allowed to operate devices that require looking at them (e.g. touchscreens) while driving.

[jasonladuke0311]

This is like the biggest thing pushing me away from getting a Rivian. I have no desire to screw around with a touchscreen while driving.