Car Controls Too Technical?
Posted on October 5, 2010
Filed Under Car Complaints
We may have the new technology features found on the cars at Kansas City Ford to blame for how confusing the controls have become on vehicles today. Sure, the hands-free technology that SYNC and Bluetooth provide have been instrumental in reducing the amounts of highway crash fatalities, but we have to wonder if they are now causing more than they are preventing. When you look at the new cars found at Minneapolis Toyota, you will be impressed with how technologically savvy they have become over the years.
Auto industry growth is an every changing beast, and the new and improved reputation of the vehicles at Boston Hyundai are living proof of that. As drivers become increasingly familiar with the features that they can come to expect on models, the auto brand reputation will increase as well. But as auto engineers and designers continue to try to win first place among all the competition, perhaps they are losing sight of what really works and what really doesn’t. Some of the new technology and design features are just too high tech to even be practical.
Some people refer to this whole topic as ergonomics; yes, the same thing technicians try to improve at your computer work station so that your body is in proper alignment. Car designers do the same thing. For years the speedometer and instrument panel was directly in front of the driver. Then, Saturn tried placing it at the center of the vehicle to be more in-line with the rearview mirror. It must not have been too popular because we still see cars with the instrument panel in its tried and true position. What is more frustrating is trying to learn how to use all the features of your new vehicle. It takes a week just to get through the owner’s manual to figure out how to sync your phone with the Bluetooth feature. Then you have the touch screen navigation to try to figure out; what is intuitive to one person might mean something completely different to another.
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