photontorque
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Ha! What a coincidence, those are exactly my top two complaints about these otherwise phenomenal vehicles.The privacy policy and the touchscreen-only controls are the only things I have issues with about this vehicle, as they're both bad for my personal safety. If I cancel my order, it will likely be over these two issues.
I just don't understand why some things like vent control and certain wiper functions are buried under touch screen menus.
Evidently 48 states have a ban on texting while driving (https://www.bts.gov/content/state-l...n-hand-held-devices-and-texting-while-driving). Why? Because taking your eyes off the road to navigate a touch screen is DANGEROUS. Dangerous to you, or a pedestrian, or a cyclist, or fellow drivers.
For what it's worth, a judge in Germany ruled that a driver that got in an accident when using Tesla's touchscreen (to adjust windshield wipers!) was at fault. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53666222
I believe Rivian has announced intentions to expand into the European market. They should take note that they're going to get looped into these kinds of court cases if they keep going down the touchscreen road . . .
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