> On Jul 29, 2016, Cor van de Water wrote: > > I did not know you need to be a tech junkie > to understand and confirm the on-screen warning message > "You must keep your hands on the steering wheel at all times > and take over the driving as needed" > when you engage "autopilot”. >
In response, > On Jul 29, 2016, Chris Tromley wrote: > > How often do you habitually click through dialog boxes on your way to > opening a computer application? (And how often has that caused a problem?) > Could it be that confirming the Tesla on-screen message becomes blind > habit after a few times? I do understand that we're in a transition here, > with cars becoming rolling computers. But perhaps it's worth re-examining > that user interface. The consequences of not paying attention aren't so > bad when you're launching a favorite feature in your entertainment system. > It's quite another matter when it applies to vehicle guidance. I’m going to have to agree with Chris Tromley here. If Cor van de Water’s quote of the Tesla on-screen message is accurate, the message is way too long. Very few people will ever read it. I’ve been driving my 2011 Nissan Leaf for 1 week less than five years now. Every time I power up the car, a message appears on the center console screen with the option to accept or cancel it. The car runs just fine if I do neither. I usually touch the cancel button when I notice it. A friend riding with me will usually touch the OK button. The car has just over 50,000 miles now and I doubt the message has ever been read. I consider graphically rendered buttons on a touch screen display too dangerous for an automotive interface. A physical button can be found and activated without taking my eyes off the road. A button on a touch screen display requires looking away from the road and at the screen to get my finger to the correct place. Ed _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
