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Every type of human interface has limitations. Touchscreens are good for selection, but they SUCK at adjustments. Good interface design uses the best tool for the job instead of just replacing good design with gimmicks that add complexity, while actually creating driver distraction. Just to try to look "future" or "EV" and SO much smarter than those "old car manufacturers".Buttons lead to limitations. A full screen gives you the ability to add features, do a redesign etc. old car manufacturers see a car as a car, ev car companies are seeing their car is hardware that they can improve and add features through software.
For example, dragging your finger around on a touchscreen to adjust dash vents is just stupid. It's a car, and your temperature can change dramatically just turning a corner. Having to adjust vents in a submenu on the touchscreen is just stupid and WAY more difficult to do while driving than reaching for the vent itself that's actually closer to your hand.
There may be a tech compromise in the middle that works, but what Rivian has going on right now is a bad design and no amount of OTA updates is going to fix it.
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