Post #1620413
2026-03-18 15:15 UTC
@johannab @ai6yr it’s also where standards help and “innovation” breaks muscle memory and consistency. Cars have always had quirks and differences but increasingly their user interfaces are becoming so different between makes sometimes in small until it causes a crash ways
- I have two cars (a Volvo and a Kia) their interfaces do some things exactly opposite of each other (one you push up to control the windshields the other you push down) that’s minor
More major - their safety systems differ
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@Rycaut@mastodon.social 2026-03-18 15:18
@johannab @ai6yr I’ve caught myself driving my Volvo expecting it to beep if a car is in my blind spot when I’m merging or making a turn. It doesn’t have that safety feature my Kia does. But if I’ve been driving the Kia for a few days in a row then drive the Volvo for a while I instinctively expect that feature to be there. Which is to say it’s easy to get complacent for a few moments - and that’s all it takes to have an accident
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@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org 2026-03-18 15:27
@Rycaut @johannab I haven't driven a Tesla, but the brake/accelerator pedal in a Tesla is a prime example of this