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China is bringing buttons back to cars, ending trend led by Tesla (electrek.co)

submitted 2 weeks ago by schizoidman@lemmy.zip to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net

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The regulation calls out 19 vehicle functions which must have physical controls inside the vehicle, with additional requirements about size and usability of the buttons.

Those functions include:

Turn signals
Hazard lights
Horn
PRND gear shifter
Driver assist function, if present
Windshield wipers
Windshield defroster
Power windows
Emergency call system
Power off switch for EVs

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[–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Especially the gears, did we not learn anything from Anton Yelchin's death?

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca -2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

We learned shitty Jeep transmissions should not be used to park a vehicle. People who refuse to use parking brakes deserve what they get.

[–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Seems a bit harsh... Especially as if I put my car into park then the electronic handbrake turns on anyway. I never have to pull it manually

[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

If you have automatic brakes... then you are infact using them...also the fact they exist proves the point the vast majority do not use the brakes.

[–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

That might be more of a culture things, i grew up with manuals and pulling the handbrake and putting it into first or reverse is still second nature to me and I'd think most people here. If anything the introduction of the auto handbrake is causing people to lose the habit.

But with my car I don't really see how anyone could make a mistake. If you open the door in anything other than park, it screams at you. If you are in park and open it then it loudly applies them.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

So 99% of people who drive automatics?

Pretty much nobody knows why they should even use it.