#touchbuttons — Public Fediverse posts

“So what does the #physicist bring to #Ferrari? “I think a few things. In #physics, one of the first lessons is that you need to keep in mind that all the points of view are important to understand reality.”

“Vigna is one smart cookie. At European tech company #STMicroelectronics he led the team that developed the 3D motion sensors that allow mobile phones to do so many clever things. Vigna has filed more than 200 #patents. Yet, curiously, he opposes the digital-first approach.”

“In the last, let’s say 15 to 20 years, too many cars became too difficult to be used. The reason why the car became so digital, with so many #TouchButtons instead of #MechanicalButtons … is because they are #cheaper.”

#BenedettoVigna / #engineering / #electrics <https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/cars-bikes-and-boats/pizza-pasta-and-science-with-the-physicist-electrifying-ferrari-20260310-p5o947> (paywall) / <https://archive.md/fbk8b>

“So what does the #physicist bring to #Ferrari? “I think a few things. In #physics, one of the first lessons is that you need to keep in mind that all the points of view are important to understand reality.”

“Vigna is one smart cookie. At European tech company #STMicroelectronics he led the team that developed the 3D motion sensors that allow mobile phones to do so many clever things. Vigna has filed more than 200 #patents. Yet, curiously, he opposes the digital-first approach.”

“In the last, let’s say 15 to 20 years, too many cars became too difficult to be used. The reason why the car became so digital, with so many #TouchButtons instead of #MechanicalButtons … is because they are #cheaper.”

#BenedettoVigna / #engineering / #electrics <https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/cars-bikes-and-boats/pizza-pasta-and-science-with-the-physicist-electrifying-ferrari-20260310-p5o947> (paywall) / <https://archive.md/fbk8b>

“So what does the #physicist bring to #Ferrari? “I think a few things. In #physics, one of the first lessons is that you need to keep in mind that all the points of view are important to understand reality.”

“Vigna is one smart cookie. At European tech company #STMicroelectronics he led the team that developed the 3D motion sensors that allow mobile phones to do so many clever things. Vigna has filed more than 200 #patents. Yet, curiously, he opposes the digital-first approach.”

“In the last, let’s say 15 to 20 years, too many cars became too difficult to be used. The reason why the car became so digital, with so many #TouchButtons instead of #MechanicalButtons … is because they are #cheaper.”

#BenedettoVigna / #engineering / #electrics <https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/cars-bikes-and-boats/pizza-pasta-and-science-with-the-physicist-electrifying-ferrari-20260310-p5o947> (paywall) / <https://archive.md/fbk8b>

“So what does the #physicist bring to #Ferrari? “I think a few things. In #physics, one of the first lessons is that you need to keep in mind that all the points of view are important to understand reality.”

“Vigna is one smart cookie. At European tech company #STMicroelectronics he led the team that developed the 3D motion sensors that allow mobile phones to do so many clever things. Vigna has filed more than 200 #patents. Yet, curiously, he opposes the digital-first approach.”

“In the last, let’s say 15 to 20 years, too many cars became too difficult to be used. The reason why the car became so digital, with so many #TouchButtons instead of #MechanicalButtons … is because they are #cheaper.”

#BenedettoVigna / #engineering / #electrics <https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/cars-bikes-and-boats/pizza-pasta-and-science-with-the-physicist-electrifying-ferrari-20260310-p5o947> (paywall) / <https://archive.md/fbk8b>

“So what does the #physicist bring to #Ferrari? “I think a few things. In #physics, one of the first lessons is that you need to keep in mind that all the points of view are important to understand reality.”

“Vigna is one smart cookie. At European tech company #STMicroelectronics he led the team that developed the 3D motion sensors that allow mobile phones to do so many clever things. Vigna has filed more than 200 #patents. Yet, curiously, he opposes the digital-first approach.”

“In the last, let’s say 15 to 20 years, too many cars became too difficult to be used. The reason why the car became so digital, with so many #TouchButtons instead of #MechanicalButtons … is because they are #cheaper.”

#BenedettoVigna / #engineering / #electrics <https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/cars-bikes-and-boats/pizza-pasta-and-science-with-the-physicist-electrifying-ferrari-20260310-p5o947> (paywall) / <https://archive.md/fbk8b>

#Cars #RoadSafety #TouchButtons: "The good news is that, in some parts of the car industry, buttons are coming back.

Physical switches will reportedly return in new Porsche Cayenne SUVs and Volkswagens. Hyundai and other button-friendly carmakers meanwhile say they will keep steering clear of what critics have called “horrific”, “stupid” and “horrendous” touchscreens.

The less good news is that the forces that needlessly wiped out so many knobs are still very much alive, not least a slavish belief in the supremacy of new technology. The question is, why? Why persist with devices that no one asked for and many drivers actively loathe, especially if they might be less safe?"

https://www.ft.com/content/0fa5b3e9-c023-45d2-bbd4-7bbb258d99ba