

Ford MyTouch climate control screen
All your touch screens are belong to us?






Consumer Reports ends their analysis of MyFord Touch by stating:




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RE: yes, these are a bad idea
By CList on 1/4/2011 9:31:08 PM , Rating: 2
Actually what they need to do is get rid of *all* of this stuff from cars - for entertainment and navigation purposes.

The simple fact is that there will soon come a time - perhaps *very* soon - when most people will have all the entertainment and communication and navigation needs they could want in a tablet/phone/wallet/wristwatch that they carry with them everywhere. Why should car makers spend r&d dollars on things that have already been developed by software companies? Why would people pay more for a car that does something poorly that the phone/tablet they already own does well? Soon the auto makers will have to accept the fact that the majority of people will need/want to spend their money on smartphone/tablet before they spend it on car upgrades and the car will ultimately just have have a big blank space on the dashboard with a USB cable sticking out of it where we can dock our favorite phones/tablets/apparati etc. ...and THAT will be our interface for navigation, calls, traffic, music, podcasts, etc... the same familiar interface we use at home.

...and all of the controls for the AC, heat, and chair location will be done in hardware - where they should be.


RE: yes, these are a bad idea
By Zoomer on 1/5/2011 11:07:57 AM , Rating: 2
What about config options like rear/left/right sunshade, internal/external illumination after off time, child lock settings, headlamp settings, etc? These set once options don't need dedicated buttons that just clutter up the console.

