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
  • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    5 小时前

    Removing buttons is an idea. An idiot idea, but certainly an idea.

    I don’t love the idea of having to regulate for fuckin buttons, and think it should be avoided if possible, but I guess here we are in hell, anyway.