Vehicle Touchscreens, Are They a Distraction?

[whitels1ss]

Some say they are over the top & can be distracting, that it could be easier & safer to just have old style switches.

https://www.news.com.au/technology/i...fafbda8c9a9c51

What do you think?

[JT]

In a word. yes. nothing worse while driving than trying to control things on a screen

[whitels1ss]

In a word. yes. nothing worse while driving than trying to control things on a screen

Especially when you are having trouble seeing what's going on & what you are scrolling on!

Next thing that comes to my mind is the longevity of them & replacement or repair costs?

[Micks]

Have one in both my VF2's & have one in my VZ for the last 7yrs, Yes bit overwhelming at first but you do get use to it! Similar to the heads up display in my VF's but they are soo handy!

[CLUBRED]

Especially when you are having trouble seeing what's going on & what you are scrolling on!

Next thing that comes to my mind is the longevity of them & replacement or repair costs?

Makes like the Mercedes I think play on the fact the original owner (sale) wouldn't be keeping the car beyond warranty anyways.

I've heard some of these screens can get glare/light flashes and be hard to read (reflective), some don't play well with polarised sun glasses. These screens aren't that much different to your phones or tablets, if anything they're probably not as solid - how many of us keep our phones or tablets for longer than 2-3 years, how many of us would leave our phones or tablets sitting in the sun for hours.

Personally, I don't like them because I don't like the look of them, especially the big ones. And I'm a guy who doesn't see my cars as a consumable so I tend to keep my cars for a long time so maintenance costs do play a major factor in my decisions.

[Pickles]

Some say they are over the top & can be distracting, that it could be easier & safer to just have old style switches.

https://www.news.com.au/technology/i...fafbda8c9a9c51

What do you think?

Haven't got much choice these days, but I don't like 'em,.."old style Switches" for me any time.
Pickles.

[JJW501]

Touch screen on my VFII Redline is slow and unresponsive, so that makes it distracting!

The stupid reflective strip along the dash is a terrible idea, as is the top of the gear stick and surround that also reflect the sun,

And climate control is a pain in the ass.

VE SS was a much nicer interior to live with.

[Micks]

Touch screen on my VFII Redline is slow and unresponsive, so that makes it distracting!

The stupid reflective strip along the dash is a terrible idea, as is the top of the gear stick and surround that also reflect the sun,

And climate control is a pain in the ass.

VE SS was a much nicer interior to live with.

Had all it's updates? Both mine work fine.
Yes some of the dash strips are a pain at times.