• Credibly_Human@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    6 months ago

    You’re basically asking for what slate promises to be.

    Also, you totally didn’t say it, but I feel like whining about it so: A lot of people think that the infotainment in cars could be stripped out to lower the price, but a big touch screen is actually very cheap and it might even be more expensive to have a bunch of bespoke buttons per model, so really, the idea of a gutted out vehicle wouldn’t save any money. The only actual money savers would be in areas like the suspension, build quality, engine size, that sort of thing.

    • ObliviousEnlightenment@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      6 months ago

      Perhaps, but having tactile options like buttons and dials is considerably safer as the ui can’t change and you can keep your eyes on the road

      • some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        You need someone to figure out how to get the car to interpret that button press. Whether it’s an electrical engineer or a dev doesn’t make too much difference to the argument.

        the software route actually makes a bit more sense at scale, as you can abstract all the same functions into the car’s computer regardless of what human interface device is activating that function.

    • spankinspinach@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      Correct me if I’m wrong, is Slate not Amazon backed? No judgement either way, I just know that rubs some lemmings the wrong way

      • Credibly_Human@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        Oh don’t worry, it isn’t! Its just backed by Jeff Bezos himself…

        Yeah…

        This world sucks, and sometimes you gotta make some shitty pragmatic choices. I would judge someone harshly for a Tesla but less so for Slate given that 1. Jeff isn’t so openly racist so much as being a greedy bastard of a human being, and 2. Slate is backed by him but not fully owned by him.

        • spankinspinach@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          6 months ago

          Ah the fun of the world we live in…

          Yeah 100%, I’m fully on board with your reasoning. I’m continuously arguing with myself over a Bronco or a Tacoma (only modern backcontry capable vehicles with manuals I’m aware of), so I do NOT have a moral high ground here haha

      • Bgugi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        My understanding that the “Amazon backed” was a comparatively small portion of the funding, and largely to generate an air of legitimacy for the normies.