[dlcarrier]

Even physical controls can be a downgrade if poorly implemented.

R.I.P. Anton Yelchin, who brought us joy with his portrayal of Chekov in the Star Trek films, before losing his life at only 27, from a switch poorly masquerading as a brake lever.

[rbanffy]

In my mind it's always because he played Kyle Reese once and the car was just confused about it.

[macintux]

At this point, I feel like automakers should be criminally liable for redesigning the automatic shifter UX. It's probably the 3rd/4th most dangerous control in the vehicle; why do we want people to have to relearn it every time they're in an unfamiliar car?

(I stick with a manual for my vehicles, so fortunately I'm mostly immunized against the madness.)