Interesting observations in this article on infotainment and a quote from CEO of VW
Drivers not happy with their car screens
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I have dual screens in my Acura's (19 MDX and 18 RLX). Top fixed non-touch screen with shade hood for Navi/Carplay/vehicle settings and bottom fixed touch screen for info-tainment, auto/manual heat/vent seats, and Auto/manual climate controls. I'm a "set it and forget it" and use steering wheel controls mostly for info-tainment. A lot of complaints about the dual screen set-up when introduced. I really liked it because everything I needed to see was displayed on both screens at once and no drilling down 1-4 levels to access any common functions. I had to tint the side windows, keep the sunroof shade closed, and put a matte touchscreen protector to help with visibility in the southwestern sun (zero issues in low light or at night).
The only real complaints I have with modern screens are:
- too much glare for certain angle, bright sunlight from sides, and too much pano-roof light ( slight pan/tilt would be handy),
- common functions requires you to drill down 1-4 levels to access,
- screens try to display too much information all at once and it looks like a hot mess trying to see at a glance a +75 mph,
- limited ability to go full screen on functions you want to see (full screen navi or full screen info-tainment), and
- unable to really customize the driver's and info-tainment screens 100%.
The only real complaints I have with modern screens are:
- too much glare for certain angle, bright sunlight from sides, and too much pano-roof light ( slight pan/tilt would be handy),
- common functions requires you to drill down 1-4 levels to access,
- screens try to display too much information all at once and it looks like a hot mess trying to see at a glance a +75 mph,
- limited ability to go full screen on functions you want to see (full screen navi or full screen info-tainment), and
- unable to really customize the driver's and info-tainment screens 100%.
I'm driving a 10-year old car that works just fine. A matte touchscreen was standard, all rarely-touched vehicle functions/settings are buried in menus and there are physical buttons/knobs for the rest. It does all I need it to do without being a distraction.
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