Honda Bucks The Trend And Starts Moving Touch Screen Controls Back To Traditional Knobs

While most manufacturers are moving to touchscreen controls, identifying smartphone use as their inspiration - most recently seen in Audi’s latest A3 - Honda has decided to reintroduce heating and air conditioning controls via a dial rather than touchscreen, as in the previous-generation Jazz.

Jazz project leader Takeki Tanaka explained: “The reason is quite simple - we wanted to minimise driver disruption for operation, in particular, for the heater and air conditioning.
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MDarringer - 3/30/2020 10:29:44 AM

+4 Boost

There really isn't much purpose for a touch screen beyond displaying maps. Touch screens are just distracted driving.

Agent009 - 3/30/2020 11:24:42 AM

+4 Boost

I agree!

dumpsty - 3/31/2020 2:07:32 PM

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well, how would you input destination info? spin a dial?

now with a map app on every mobile phone, is a navigation service even necessary in vehicles today?

i agree with the original post....just playing devil's advocate.

MDarringer - 3/31/2020 2:39:31 PM

+1 Boost

You could be old school and know where in hell you're going before you get in the car.

dumpsty - 3/31/2020 3:41:25 PM

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you must not be married or forever divorced, MDarringer. lol

trying telling my wife that she needs to "always" know where she's going.

MDarringer - 3/31/2020 3:58:26 PM

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My wife isn't an idiot like yours is then. When she gets in the car she knows where in hell she is going. She can also clip apexes in a Sagaris like a pro. So just because you diminish women, don't say that of me.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 3/30/2020 11:48:18 AM

+7 Boost

Hopefully this will be trend back to sanity.

MDarringer - 3/30/2020 11:53:09 AM

+1 Boost

It won't be. The unicorns will rule the day.

cidflekken - 3/30/2020 12:46:33 PM

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Good for Honda. I hate touch screens in a car. Especially if the touchscreen is positioned on top of the dash. That makes zero sense.

skytop - 3/30/2020 12:51:38 PM

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Knobs on cars on women are the way to go.

MDarringer - 3/30/2020 1:18:31 PM

0 Boost

WTF?

SanJoseDriver - 3/30/2020 1:24:33 PM

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The issue isn't the screen, but the UI. It has to be intuitive. Also helps if you have voice control or steering wheel control for most/all functions.

MDarringer - 3/30/2020 1:51:04 PM

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And knobs are automatistic.

dumpsty - 3/31/2020 2:09:15 PM

+1 Boost

steering wheel controls are still somewhat of a distraction - albeit less then having to reach over to the center screen.

carloslassiter - 3/30/2020 6:21:34 PM

+3 Boost

The fact that the screen and knobs are not centered over the gear shift is disturbing.

Yonder7 - 3/30/2020 7:22:26 PM

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If I was the manufacturer. I would keep the touchscreens, more profitable for me everytime that it fail you will have to come to me and will charge you to fix several faults due to ignorance. I do not see other easier way to make money.

ricks0me - 3/30/2020 8:00:04 PM

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skytop ... LMAO !!!!