@philboogie, My Toyota Tacoma has a basic touch screen that handles my iPod/iPhone just fine. It controls lots of other things as well. Why do you think you need a physical button for things like opening a window? Most new cars force doors to be locked after the car is in motion so you don't even need a physical device for that. At night, I keep pressing the child lock button instead of door lock, messing up the action of all windows except the driver's. Having this control on a touch screen could work nicely. My daughter's Prius does everything related to AC, heat, radio, etc. from it's touch screen. The last thing I would want is a Surface in my car with a physical keyboard to control things. It's the 21st century, physical buttons are out!
You are mixing your analogies quite poorly. Why do you need physical window mechanics because my car's doors lock are automatic? What?
You can't example your inability to locate a button with its obsolescence.
Touchpads are awesome, however, some functions don't need touch. I don't want to stumble through a menu to find my window cranks, or to adjust the A/C cooling level. If you had the display size as a Tesla where most often use items are always visible, sure. But to lean over, find the Window icon (that just scared me), select which window to adjust and move the slider, or click the auto button on the door. The latter being much quicker and intuitive.
I agree with the last think I would want in my car is a Surface.
The Toyota is a concept vehicle, Ipads and all. A look toward the Icar experience, not so far in the future. Requesting auto functions will be touchless and effortless. The screen will provide secondary feedback to the driver or whomever communicates with the Apple Ios. Onward AAPL
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@philboogie, My Toyota Tacoma has a basic touch screen that handles my iPod/iPhone just fine. It controls lots of other things as well. Why do you think you need a physical button for things like opening a window? Most new cars force doors to be locked after the car is in motion so you don't even need a physical device for that. At night, I keep pressing the child lock button instead of door lock, messing up the action of all windows except the driver's. Having this control on a touch screen could work nicely. My daughter's Prius does everything related to AC, heat, radio, etc. from it's touch screen. The last thing I would want is a Surface in my car with a physical keyboard to control things. It's the 21st century, physical buttons are out!
You are mixing your analogies quite poorly. Why do you need physical window mechanics because my car's doors lock are automatic? What?
You can't example your inability to locate a button with its obsolescence.
Touchpads are awesome, however, some functions don't need touch. I don't want to stumble through a menu to find my window cranks, or to adjust the A/C cooling level. If you had the display size as a Tesla where most often use items are always visible, sure. But to lean over, find the Window icon (that just scared me), select which window to adjust and move the slider, or click the auto button on the door. The latter being much quicker and intuitive.
I agree with the last think I would want in my car is a Surface.
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