Touchscreens allow automakers to add a multitude of features to vehicles in a user experience that's familiar. They also helps keep cost down, in the long run, because there are fewer physical buttons and knobs to manufacture, install, and service. One of the downsides of these new shiny ...
“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 and raising the risk of distraction crashes. New Euro NCAP tests due in 2026 will enco...
"Modern cars are equipped with touchscreens, but there are no restrictions on the use of such screens while driving," she says. It's been important to us to find out a little more about how the touch system influences a driver's attentiveness. There is little research or knowledge currentl...
Drivers have slammed touchscreens in cars as distracting and hard to navigate as they call for the return of physical buttons. Nearly nine out of 10 UK drivers prefer having physical buttons and switches than touchscreen controls in their cars. Data found that nearly two-thirds...
Step inside most modern cars and instead of all the dials and switches that used to clutter the dashboard you are likely to find it dominated by a touchscreen. Often there is more than one screen, and some are bigger than those on a laptop. But, though touchscreens provide a convenient...
Large, interactive touch-screens are becoming increasingly prevalent in passenger cars; in the case of Tesla, they’re theonlycontrol interface. They’re lovely to look at, but as the Navy’s experience suggests, they might be more confusing than physical controls. That confusion isn’t academic...
If you’ve been anywhere near a car review in the last few years – especially one of aVolkswagenGroup product of aTesla– you’ll more than likely have encountered journalists grumbling about an increasing number of functions in car interiors being moved onto central touchscreens. ...
Goodix’s automotive touch control solution for medium- and large-sized screens is here to help. Designs for Bigger Displays Are Bringing Advanced In-Car Experience A smart automobile is more than just a means of transportation in the modern world. These vehicles serve as intelligent, connected ...
The touchscreens introduce new information and control systems to lower and medium vehicle segments. The first serial application of the product will be in 2009.EBSCO_AspAutomotive Engineer
It's not the first to do this, of course. BMW didn't have touch screens until fairly recently, making all drivers operate the system solely though its iDrive knob and associated buttons. Lexus does not use a touch screen at allon its newer cars. Some of the latest Audisuse a variety ...