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28th July 2024, 15:22
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Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,313 Thanked: 22,184 Times | Touch controls connected steering wheels causing crashes, VW owners According to a media report, the capacitive interaction controls connected the steering instrumentality of Volkswagen cars are being blamed for causing immoderate crashes. As galore arsenic 13 crashes person been filed by Volkswagen owners with the NHTSA, galore of them involving hitting objects portion parking. As per the report, each the crashes impact Volkswagen's ID.4 electrical SUV - with its owners claiming the car's cruise power re-engaged starring to the crash. This is said to beryllium due to the fact that adjacent a airy brushwood against the power is capable to acceptable it off. The ID.4 on with a fewer different models built by Volkswagen since 2019 travel with haptic controls connected the steering wheel, alternatively than carnal buttons. While astir of the 13 crashes reported occurred astatine comparatively debased speeds, 3 of them resulted successful occupants suffering injuries, portion 1 didn't trigger immoderate airbag deployment contempt the EV suffering important harm to its battery. The study states that Volkswagen is "aware of a tiny fig of complaints", though NHTSA is yet to unfastened a ceremonial investigation. Having said that, Volkswagen precocious past twelvemonth announced that its aboriginal models would revert to carnal buttons connected the steering wheel. Volkswagen's CEO adjacent went connected to admit that haptic controls "did a batch of damage" to the brand. Source: ArsTechnica |
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28th July 2024, 15:37
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Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: Muscat Posts: 884 Thanked: 2,495 Times | Re: Touch controls connected steering wheels causing crashes, VW owners In my opinion, each the indispensable controls related to driving a car connected the steering instrumentality should person buttons and not capacitative oregon touchscreen controls, you surely won't accidentally property the fastener similar however you accidentally brushwood past the touchscreen! |
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28th July 2024, 15:58
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Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 944 Thanked: 4,349 Times | Re: Touch controls connected steering wheels causing crashes, VW owners Touch controls are astir universally hated. The audacity of immoderate manufacturers including Mercedes and VW to enactment them connected the steering instrumentality which you do, rather unfortunately, person to interaction each the clip successful bid to thrust the car that you bought, is ridiculous. To anyone who inactive thinks they are a large idea, I privation to inquire them wherefore F1 cars haven't adopted this superb invention yet? Can we person immoderate of that carnal buttons and rotary knob "tech transfer" from F1 backmost to roadworthy cars please? |
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28th July 2024, 16:01
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2023 Location: Delhi/Dubai Posts: 22 Thanked: 95 Times | Re: Touch controls connected steering wheels causing crashes, VW owners First dieselgate. Now this. Executives astatine VW radical look to beryllium imbeciles. Just don't look to cognize of things which tin origin "a batch of harm to the brand". |
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28th July 2024, 16:49
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Join Date: May 2023 Location: Mumbai Posts: 128 Thanked: 202 Times Infractions: 0/1 (5) | Re: Touch controls connected steering wheels causing crashes, VW owners I would person thought that aft Dieselgate, VW would beryllium speedy to follow EVs. Clearly not. My support is afloat of TopGear mags, and each 1 from the UK harps connected astir however infuriating these interaction controls are. Apparently, they're not adjacent backlit astatine night? I would similar to airs a question to the men successful the suits astatine VW. When you are driving down the road astatine road speeds, astatine night, erstwhile your attraction has to beryllium astatine max, bash you deliberation radical privation to squint to effort and marque retired the icons?! First, I thought this was entertainment. Now it's gotten truly serious. |
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28th July 2024, 17:15
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| BHPian Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Chennai Posts: 29 Thanked: 102 Times | Re: Touch controls connected steering wheels causing crashes, VW owners I person ne'er understood the logic down interaction power successful the steering instrumentality and AC controls successful the touchscreen. I haven't seen 1 affirmative remark connected it. Do these companies adjacent bash probe earlier introducing each these. Do they speech to customers astir their preference. This is globally hated for sure. |
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