A new Chinese regulation will require cars to use buttons for safety-related functions, instead of putting them on a touchscreen.

The regulation calls out 19 vehicle functions which must have physical controls inside the vehicle, with additional requirements about size and usability of the buttons.

Those functions include:

Turn signals
Hazard lights
Horn
PRND gear shifter
Driver assist function, if present
Windshield wipers
Windshield defroster
Power windows
Emergency call system
Power off switch for EVs
  • AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works
    11·
    8 days ago

    Notice how everything in the list (except for power off) is something that is/could be essential while driving?

    I didn’t imply otherwise, I just called it a shame.

    Typically you shouldn’t adjust AC while driving

    Yeah, if only we had physical controls that we could use without taking our eyes off the road or even thinking about it.

    • bountygiver [any]@lemmy.mlEnglish
      27·
      8 days ago

      And I am providing a reasoning why they choose those but not AC.

      Because it is not essential to driving, it could be seen as an overregulation to require that