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People are getting fed up with all the useless tech in their cars (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Madison_rogue@kbin.social to c/tech@kbin.social

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For the first time in 28 years of JD Power’s car owner survey, there is a consecutive year-over-year decline in satisfaction, with most of the ire directed toward in-car infotainment.

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[–] EnderWi99in@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Mazda has had it figured out in my opinion for years with their dial setup. Most of the important stuff is on the wheel itself, but you can control the entire center console with an easy scroll dial and like 4 buttons surrounding it, and all the traditional stuff has physical buttons right near it. Their cars have other drawbacks, but the interior design just makes sense to me.

[–] AnonymousLlama@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Driven a few Mazda 3's and the wheel / button placement is great. Lots of things within fingers reach. One thing I'm not keen on is the sports mode button, that should totally be on the steering wheel, where right now it's on the middle dashboard.

I guess the idea is you want people to think about switching this mode on/off so it disincentives them doing it all the time maybe?

[–] Burp@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Another bump for Mazda. Their recent engines are phenomenal as well. Really well made naturally aspirated 4 cylinder with a normal 6 speed automatic. They drive fantastic and feel very well engineered. No more cheap ford parts. Best bang for your buck right now in my opinion.

[–] bedrooms@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Well, I bet that sports mode position comes from the MT days. It's also not a switch for casual people to toggle frequently.

[–] Sir_Osis_of_Liver@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

The Mazda system was a complete deal breaker for me. You have to locate the hotspot on the screen, then fiddle with the knob to get it over the right spot, then select. Way more aggravating than a touch screen.

If you use Carplay or Android Auto, it reverts to a touch screen anyway. The whole system was a muddle.

Lexus and Audi have both dropped their puck controllers due to customer feedback.