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Are touchscreens in cars dangerous?

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238 points Brajeshwar | 2 comments | 20 Sep 25 15:57 UTC | HN request time: 0.4s | source
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Zanni ◴[20 Sep 25 16:33 UTC] No.45314836[source]▶
Depends enormously on the implementation and use case. My daily driver is a Tesla Model 3, which has a big, beautiful touch screen. But I almost never touch it while I'm driving. Anything I need to control can be handled by voice command ("set temp to 70") or the scroll wheels in the steering wheel. (The one irritating exception is the windshield wipers.)
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JustExAWS ◴[20 Sep 25 16:44 UTC] No.45314934[source]▶
I absolutely hate the Tesla screen and the entire infotainment system. I refuse to buy any car without CarPlay support.
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1. fiddlerwoaroof ◴[20 Sep 25 19:08 UTC] No.45316334[source]▶
I’ve rented cars with CarPlay and the Tesla solution is a lot nicer imo.
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2. JustExAWS ◴[20 Sep 25 20:19 UTC] No.45317036[source]▶
The major problem is that you’re stuck with whatever bad apps that Tesla decides to give you instead of using the apps on your phone. For instance my favorite podcast app is Overcast, there is a CarPlay support for it.

I can also use Google Maps or Apple Maps.