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sonofhansyesterday at 10:16 PM1 replyview on HN

Yes, preach it! But … I think in fact it does make a huge difference economically. I don’t know what the bill of materials is, but imagine the difference between wiring into place (a) a touch screen, or (b) 40 physical controls.

I believe another motivation for manufacturers is that they can turn the car’s UI into a software problem, which from a human-centered design perspective means that they can throw it in the trash and never spend a dime on it.


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mtrovoyesterday at 10:32 PM

We're talking about a 400k dollars car, maybe they could find a way to add this expense into the design.

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