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I get your joke, but for some they may not know that means Augmented Reality. My iX has AR that can be turned on or off. It appears on the screen. However, my HUD can be configured to show all sorts of things and it has a more basic AR capability than the screen. Still comes in very handy with navigation when you’re trying to keep your eyes on the road and not miss a turn.
Yeah, I had to think about that for a minute and remember that an AR means something else to some other people.
 
I get your joke, but for some they may not know that means Augmented Reality. My iX has AR that can be turned on or off. It appears on the screen. However, my HUD can be configured to show all sorts of things and it has a more basic AR capability than the screen. Still comes in very handy with navigation when you’re trying to keep your eyes on the road and not miss a turn.
I did not know that, thanks for the info.
 
Since I'm currently driving a 2006 Chevy Trailblazer, I have not become accustomed to a touchscreen in my vehicle. When I drive my husband's '21 Ranger, I get mildly annoyed at the touchscreen. I just want nobs and buttons. I don't want to have to look at a screen to adjust the temperature, change the radio station, etc. I hope that Scout has physical buttons for everything, too. I don't need a touchscreen in my car. I am not supposed to be looking at a screen, I'm supposed to be looking at the road. Besides, studies have shown that buttons are safer than touchscreens, and, starting this year, the EU won't give a vehicle a 5-star safety rating if it doesn't have physical buttons.

Here is just one article. If you do a quick search, you will find several more articles. My husband said that a recent issue of his SAE Automotive Engineering magazine also had an article about this very topic, embracing the move away from big touchscreens and back towards buttons and nobs.
 
Since I'm currently driving a 2006 Chevy Trailblazer, I have not become accustomed to a touchscreen in my vehicle. When I drive my husband's '21 Ranger, I get mildly annoyed at the touchscreen. I just want nobs and buttons. I don't want to have to look at a screen to adjust the temperature, change the radio station, etc. I hope that Scout has physical buttons for everything, too. I don't need a touchscreen in my car. I am not supposed to be looking at a screen, I'm supposed to be looking at the road. Besides, studies have shown that buttons are safer than touchscreens, and, starting this year, the EU won't give a vehicle a 5-star safety rating if it doesn't have physical buttons.

Here is just one article. If you do a quick search, you will find several more articles. My husband said that a recent issue of his SAE Automotive Engineering magazine also had an article about this very topic, embracing the move away from big touchscreens and back towards buttons and nobs.
The Scout will definitely have knobs and buttons for sure. It will not be necessary to do everything through the screen. Here are some pictures my husband took when we saw the Traveler in December.

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I love the rectangular screen, it gives really clean lines across the entirety of the dash which a lot of cars love to break up now.

As far as HUD, for me it really depends on the implementation. I don't have experience with the more involved ones that show maps and such, I think I'd find that annoying, but I've also seen some that just flash alerts or show speed, which is definitely helpful for a driver to keep your eyes on the road.

I also like the Xiaomi YU7 panoramic HUD, its a nice way to show more information with minimal disruption.

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I love the rectangular screen, it gives really clean lines across the entirety of the dash which a lot of cars love to break up now.

As far as HUD, for me it really depends on the implementation. I don't have experience with the more involved ones that show maps and such, I think I'd find that annoying, but I've also seen some that just flash alerts or show speed, which is definitely helpful for a driver to keep your eyes on the road.

I also like the Xiaomi YU7 panoramic HUD, its a nice way to show more information with minimal disruption.

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BMW's Neue Klasse will include something similar.
 
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The Scout will definitely have knobs and buttons for sure. It will not be necessary to do everything through the screen. Here are some pictures my husband took when we saw the Traveler in December.

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I certainly appreciate the photos, thank you very much! I am very happy to see the buttons and nobs and I love that your husband took great care to photograph them! That's the kind of detail I love!

I hope that there is a air flow directional switch/toggle like this one I currently have. I can have the air just at my feet, at my chest/face level, the defroster, or defroster and feet. It's a simple toggle, but it works. I don't like just defrost or just feet. In my husband's Ranger, you have to go through the stupid touch screen to get to the place where you can choose the air flow direction, there are no physical buttons to choose the air flow outputs. Too many taps and looking at the screen instead of looking at the road.

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I certainly appreciate the photos, thank you very much! I am very happy to see the buttons and nobs and I love that your husband took great care to photograph them! That's the kind of detail I love!

I hope that there is a air flow directional switch/toggle like this one I currently have. I can have the air just at my feet, at my chest/face level, the defroster, or defroster and feet. It's a simple toggle, but it works. I don't like just defrost or just feet. In my husband's Ranger, you have to go through the stupid touch screen to get to the place where you can choose the air flow direction, there are no physical buttons to choose the air flow outputs. Too many taps and looking at the screen instead of looking at the road.

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Have this as well. I think it’s fairly common in newer cars. Not sure what you are driving but I’d be shocked if scouts don’t have this
 
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I certainly appreciate the photos, thank you very much! I am very happy to see the buttons and nobs and I love that your husband took great care to photograph them! That's the kind of detail I love!

I hope that there is a air flow directional switch/toggle like this one I currently have. I can have the air just at my feet, at my chest/face level, the defroster, or defroster and feet. It's a simple toggle, but it works. I don't like just defrost or just feet. In my husband's Ranger, you have to go through the stupid touch screen to get to the place where you can choose the air flow direction, there are no physical buttons to choose the air flow outputs. Too many taps and looking at the screen instead of looking at the road.

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I love the details as well! I don’t know if you have seen my threads with all the pictures my husband took. We went to Nats last June and then saw the Traveler in Chicago in December. Between those two he took over 1100 pictures. He shoots everything.

Here are the threads just in case you didn’t.