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The RAM shortage is coming for everything you care about (www.theverge.com)
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[–] 32 points 6 months ago (5 children)

I would LOVE to believe this will force automakers to return to using buttons instead of touchscreen.

Yeah, I know. But I'd sure love to believe it.

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  • [–] 20 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    I think this will be required to get full score on the safety test in Europe soon, so hopefully it can bleed into the global car market in a few years.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago

    They're going back to rotary dials in some cases because touch-only is bad for safety scores.

    As for putting everything behind a separate button again, that's just too expensive unfortunately. I wish they'd at least do it for premium cars, but honestly anything short of a Bentley or Rolls is still fairly buttonless.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    The number of touch screen clicks I need to turn my windshield wipers on is just plain dangerous.

    I’m old enough to remember a time when windows were rolled up by hand. It wasn’t perfect, but you never had to turn your car on again to deal with a window forgotten open.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Wait, touch screen for windshield wipers‽ Fuck that shit. It's supposed to be a stalk opposite the turn signals because it's safety critical. What next, touch screen for your turn signals‽

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

    a time when windows were rolled up by hand

    If you are talking about using the handle, then there are still plenty of cheaper cars that have that, depending upon where you are looking.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I don't think I've seen manual windows in a car for at least 15 years. My lowest trim absolute base model civic in 2012 still had electric windows and would have been the same for the whole gen so at least 2010 for Honda. My 03 Saturn ion had manual windows (and the little thumb stick for the drivers mirror, my bae) but base model manual windows were already on the way out around then, at least in the US.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    The Slate Truck has them, so assuming that that goes into production, it'll be an example.

    The Slate Truck's base configuration, called the "Blank Slate", does not include an infotainment system, speakers, or power windows.

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