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by Mashimo 22 days ago
If you want to discuss it, maybe explain it?

I like tactile knobs and switches. I can see my self enjoying using them, similar to a fidget toy. Or an earbuds case that you can close with a satisfying SNAP.

Look at the infotainment, you have the handle bar thing that you can feel and thus rest your hand vertically. But instead of just a row of flip switches, in the middle you have the depressed button and a wheel. All of this helps using it without taking your eyes of the road.

I don't have a way with words, but there is also something about the instruments cluster. Looks cool I guess. Reminds me of 80s / 90s Mercedes maybe? Shows everything without being too much.
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jorvi 22 days ago
What does something looking ugly have to do with it having buttons?

The interior looks like the car version of those "Xbox 720", "Gameboy Omega" meme renders from the late 2000s. It's just plain ugly.

Compare that to some of the beautiful devices Braun and Sony created in the past. Buttons don't prevent something from looking beautifully crafted. But ugly design does.

Thinking of it, you know who could design a beautiful Ferrari interior? Teenage Engineering. Look up the OB4 radio in red.

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Mashimo 21 days ago
Heck yes, Teenage Engineering does indeed have some beautiful design. Same as Braun.

I looked up "Xbox 720" and can't see the resemblens to the Luces inside.

The type of buttons, how you use them, how they feel, is for me part of the design. And I like what I see :)

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amelius 22 days ago
> I like tactile knobs and switches.

You're not the only one. Users have been screaming for tactile buttons for about a decade or more now. Mercedes recently switched to tactile buttons and more expected to follow.

But regarding this car, did you check where it says "CONTROL PANEL" in your link? It is still a flat screen ...

Anyway, none of this looks revolutionary to me. Whether you think it is aesthetically pleasing or not (I do not).

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Mashimo 22 days ago
> "CONTROL PANEL" in your link? It is still a flat screen ...

Yes, it has 9 or so physical buttons. Those are the ones I talked about in the post you are replaying to. As long as you can most needed tasks by buttons I'm fine also having a touchscreen.

Just judging my the images it seems the climate On/Off is touchscreen only. Even though you can control temperature by buttons. Could be that you can enable / disable it via other means. (Double click climate or whatever)

> none of this looks revolutionary to me.

Yeah same. But then again I have no idea what was revolutionary in car dashboards. Maybe GPS navigation?

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