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Mazda developed their physical controls by blindfolding testers and making sure they could use everything on touch alone.

In comparison, Tesla's approach of putting everything in a single touchscreen is a cost cutting measure being sold as trendy BS. And dangerous to boot.

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"putting everything in a single touchscreen is a cost cutting measure being sold as trendy BS" this, I am amazed at number of people (mainly investors) who think this is a _feature_ and something other OEM's envy. Even the damn McKinsey report shows that OEM's have to do this cut about $1800 in costs which will help bring EV's to mainstream in the next decade.

Wow I always felt my Mazda 3 was extremely intuitive to use and in a class of it own in that respect. They really nailed the information architecture and layout of the UI + Commander wheel input.

Everything is not in a single touchscreen though. There are plenty of buttons and other physical controls within reach of muscle memory.

Amazed how many people keep repeating this misconception.

It’s not a misconception. Have you seen the model 3 interior? Almost zero buttons. And model Y is gonna be built on the same frame as model 3 so we can expect more of the same dangerous idiotic design that lead Tesla to force drivers to take their eyes off the road and look at a screen to do something as simple as turn on the Air Conditioning.

Everyone who’s ever driven a Tesla knows that they are fragile death-and-vomit machines masquerading as strong proud cars.

Source: used to own a model S. Traded it in for a Prius because musk is a false prophet and the car was a piece of shit

Who moved my cheese? It really isn't a huge deal. There is a divide that I notice, older people cling to buttons and younger people are fine getting rid of them. Is it dangerous? Hardly, I just wait till I stop if I need to adjust something that isn't on my steering wheel which is actually pretty rare.

"I just wait till I stop if I need to adjust something that isn't on my steering wheel which is actually pretty rare."

Tesla knows some people won't, and they still built the car this way. That is objectively dangerous.

> Is it dangerous? Hardly, I just wait till I stop if I need to adjust something that isn't on my steering wheel

You say “Hardly”, and then discuss a behavior designed to mitigate the fact that exactly the thing you are denying is true.

" I just wait till I stop if I need to adjust something"

A lot of people don't stop for sending texts so I doubt they will stop to adjust the temperature.

Human brains generally work the same and not having to take your eyes off the road will always be the safest solution, whether using knobs or using your voice to speak commands. Distracted driving is deadly period.

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