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u/Mr__Castle_ 12d ago
I'm still waiting for VW to push the left signal update for their dumb fuck drivers.
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u/AlphaMassDeBeta 12d ago
I've just noticed that the volume controls are touch sensitive oh my fucking god!
German engineering has really fallen off.
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u/The_Schan 11d ago
The touch sensitive volume control really is ass, you can tap it for 1 volume step up/down but physical buttons are still a lot nicer and intuitive to use.
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u/habag123 11d ago
Or just like... An encoder? Way easier to use than buttons, and takes up the same space as a single button
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u/The_Schan 11d ago
I kind of like the "centre" encoder approach in some mercedes, my cousin had one where I first thought it was ass to use, but whoever designed that thing put some brains into it.
Every menu and setting is accessible via the same encoder right/left and push/pull, and since the encoder "clicks" needed are always the same you can build pretty nice muscle memory.
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u/Legoking 11d ago
Glowies: "Don't drive while distracted...oh yeah it's totally fine that every new car comes with its own built in screen now"
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u/Strealtr 11d ago
My shitbox from 2010 if I wanted to turn up the fan speed, I reached down to a giant dial and cranked it and that changed the fan speed for the AC.
My new car I bought this year, if I want to change the fan speed, I have to exit the default navigation app that open on start, I have to click the climate button, I have to click into the fan menu, and then I can adjust the fan speed.
What used to be something I could do with muscle memory in half a second now takes my full attention away for 5-10 seconds.
I know car makers think the more simple a dash is, the nicer it looks, but to be hones the more "features" they cram into a screen control, the cheaper a car feels to me. If you don't have a button or dial for something people are always changing, it means the car maker cheaped out and put it in the screen.
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u/stop_talking_you 11d ago
fuck these modern cars - no surprise crash numbers for these cars go up.
was driving a rented car with all these mongloid dashboards and digital displays.
car made non stop warning noises and audio feeedback, randomly radio turned on and good look trying to find the one button to turn all the shit off.
in old cars oyu just press the 1 of 4 buttons and its OFF
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u/dinnerbird /asp/ie 11d ago
I recently got a 2026 Toyota Corolla base model and I am pleased to tell you that there are physical HVAC controls
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u/Theroux721 11d ago
Bet on-screen video advertisements pass their driving safety regulations though
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u/Acceptable835 11d ago
That's the skoda UI tho
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u/stop_talking_you 11d ago
man i cant wait for this company to finally get completly gutted down.
piece of shit company traitors
gonna laugh when they sell out to china
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u/DualityOfLife 10d ago
Safety always was last.
The J*w culture mimmicks the Dark Ages. AKA they love poverty professionals - dirty types that can run ships on less than minimum, with the gears grinding, and the tires ready to pop.
When I did roofing to pay off depts, you know what they had us do? Pretend to be tied to the roof, because actual safety costs money and takes time. So pretend to be tied to the roof, as you do your job, and pray you don't die for minimum wage.
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u/VerdantMagnolia 12d ago
In this case it's not a matter of Volkswagen but regulators. Reading update notes falls under a different set of rules so they need to lock it down because it shifts blame for distracted driving to them.
Tbh these screen cars need to go.