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BYD is coming for Tesla's global EV sales crown, new sales figures reveal (www.techradar.com)
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[–] 21 points 1 week ago (10 children)

China is only communist by name. They’re closer to state capitalism. But I do agree that BYD makes way better cars than Tesla, still doesn’t want one though. Chinese carmakers (and Tesla) wants everything done from the screen, and I hate that, give me some actual fucking tactile buttons and knobs.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    What is this touch nonsense going on? With most of the cars these days, not just mentioned ones. This is truly baffling. The only reason that I can think of is cheaper manufacturing 🤷

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    Probably yea, in the Mazda they really want you to use fingergestures and their AI assistant instead of just giving me a fucking button for mission critical stuff that I can use without looking.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    I can think of a single useful fingergesture - middle finger.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

    I have the same opinion about touchscreens, but I can do most tasks on my BYD with gesture control, no need to look. Not perfect, but works pretty well. Most major functions also have physical controls, except the AC as I mentioned. I believe China implemented regulations requiring physical controls in newly built cars.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    But do you know what is perfect and didn’t need change? Buttons and knobs. I don’t want a camera looking at me at all times just to do a job buttons and knobs did perfectly well. Touchscreens are fine for media and navigation, everything else should be with a tactile button I can push or turn without looking.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (2 children)

    You're preaching to the choir :)

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