boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoVW Is Putting Buttons Back in Cars Because People Complained Enoughwww.thedrive.comexternal-linkmessage-square304fedilinkarrow-up11.89Karrow-down115cross-posted to: cars@lemmy.worldhackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up11.87Karrow-down1external-linkVW Is Putting Buttons Back in Cars Because People Complained Enoughwww.thedrive.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square304fedilinkcross-posted to: cars@lemmy.worldhackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·11 months agoI wonder if it’s a planning issue. Buttons you have to actually plan out. Touchscreen? Plop it in.
minus-squarepsud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoYou have the software design costs, which are high but one-off, so they’re amortised over the entire production - and it’s either the same or nearly the same across each brand’s entire range
I wonder if it’s a planning issue. Buttons you have to actually plan out. Touchscreen? Plop it in.
You have the software design costs, which are high but one-off, so they’re amortised over the entire production - and it’s either the same or nearly the same across each brand’s entire range