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Touchscreens Are Out, and Tactile Controls Are Back

spectrum.ieee.org Q&A: Rachel Plotnick On the Return of Tactile Controls

Rachel Plotnick’s “re-buttonization” expertise is in demand

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What about extreme violations of privacy? Let me know when that is "out", too.
https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/privacy-nightmare-on-wheels-every-car-brand-reviewed-by-mozilla-including-ford-volkswagen-and-toyota-flunks-privacy-test/
- It's in the works.
  
  Yeah, so the thing is, any amount of trust that I had has already been completely destroyed. "We don't do it anymore because it's illegal, trust me bro" isn't going to cut it. Does the bill include mandatory prison time for executives for violations, or just cost-of-doing-business fines? Will this be enforced by a government regulatory body that is not literally outnumbered 20:1 by car manufacturer lawyers?
  If the car has any kind of network capabilities and 100% of the car's software is not open source, I'm not buying it. Period.
  This bill would not need to exist if cars were FOSS, or if cars were non-networked. Those are the only 2 solutions that I will accept. This bill is worthless to me.
  
  Will the regulatory body be stacked with, and bribed by auto execs?
  
  Does the Space Pope shit on Uranus ?
  
  I didn't read too far, but,
  To restrict car manufacturers and other companies from selling consumer car-related data, increase transparency regarding data practices, and for other purposes.
  already skips over collecting the data, so yeah. I would guess this bill just exists for the optics, and isn't actually intended to challenge the industry.
  
  I agree with you, the damage has been done. That's why I'm looking at alternative methods of transportation, like an ebike or public transit. Hopefully your area has good infrastructure for that.
  
  I'm planning to get an ebike to commute. It took me awhile but I finally found a nice bike that doesn't have an app.
  
  Cool! Which one?
  
  The Ride1Up Prodigy V2 step-through CVT. It's got tons of great tech at great price. USA based company too if that matters to you.
  
  Thank you!
  
  It did not occur to me that they’d do this with ebikes but now I’m concerned. Would be nice to know what you found for the day when I decide to get one.
  
  I found the company Ride1Up. They only sell direct online but that keeps their prices down. I like the Prodigy V2 step through for the ease of use and it has a CVT transmission that let's you down shift while stopped and has nearly no maintenance. I don't know where your from but it's a USA based company which I appreciate
  
  Definitely not within reach physically, but good to see what’s available out there. Thanks for replying!
  
  It's nice to have principles, but in a few years you're going to have to find a new way to get around.
  
  I mean, a lot of cars have a genuinely phenomenal life span, if you don't mind getting something that isn't shiny and new you can probably get like a 2012 Toyota or Honda and drive it till the wheels fall off. My dream car is from the 90s and people still generally regard them as fairly reliable
  Eventually it'll be an issue, but that does leave a lot of time for nerds and hackers to find a way to gut networking stuff while telling the car it's still intact. Dunno if we'll ever see an open source car OS compatible with the systems in major manufacturer's vehicles, but privacy workarounds feel like they could be pretty realistic
  
  My dream car is from the 90s and people still generally regard them as fairly reliable
  I would not want to share the road with modern oversized cars while driving a car with 90s crash safety
  I drive a Miata as a 2nd car for weekend fun, but it's not a real option as a daily driver if you value your life
  Not to mention that it uses 8 liters of gas per 100km, whilst my daily driver averages 12wkh per 100km
  
  Thats fair. A na miata is basically my dream car, I hope to someday daily one in spite of being from the 90s 😅
  
  Lol cars last more than "a few years", my current vehicle is 20 years old. I'll easily get another 150,000 miles out of it, probably more. I already have a crate motor picked out to swap in when the engine finally dies. Or I could just "upgrade" to a newer year and still be non-networked.
  Now I'm being a little silly, but at this rate of climate change acceleration, I'm starting to bet that my current vehicle is going to outlive capitalism anyway.
- something, something, open source car.
  
  Some nerd running Gentoo on his car. Has to recompile everything every time he has an oil change.
  
  But once it's recompiled it runs so smooth.
- Hahaha, that's cute.

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