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No I don’t like this trend either
As far as bmw is concerned, anything idrive 8 or later is a turn off for me
So as things stand, my 2023 m550 I anticipate will be my last car .
Touch screens are gimmicky, it’s portrayed as “modern” but a classic case of form before function
My osd kicks in as regards finger prints aswell
I visited the IAA in Munich last year where along with bmw there were a load of manucafuters showing off their latest cars. These iPads slapped on a dash board approach was prevelant. What amused me was that each stabd had someone running round continually wiping these screens to clean off the finger prints. It just looked horrendous
As mentioned earlier it’s a potential danger as you have to look at the screen while driving
Touch screen may be ok when stationary but it certainly has no place whilst the car is moving
The g30 was starting to breach the divide between conventional button and knobs and touch screens
I operate mine exclusively using the idrive controller . But the 4 zone climate control is touch screen and I feel the pre LCI 2 zone I had previously was better
Gesture control. Well another gimmick that’s not effective
Voice control has its place and I use mine for certain functions.
I think Euroncap will be marking down cars from next year where common functions are not a knob or button so I think this silliness is recognised but I’m not convinced we’ll see a reversal of this trend as it’s got to be cheaper for the manufacturers.
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