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Are touchscreens in cars dangerous?

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238 points Brajeshwar | 1 comments | 20 Sep 25 15:57 UTC | HN request time: 0.225s | 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. dpkirchner ◴[20 Sep 25 20:39 UTC] No.45317264[source]▶
Agreed. I've never once said "this car's software is great and I hope I can use it for a decade".