Underneath this is the two wireless charging pads, which are rubberized so they have a good grip on the bottom of the tray.

But…it’s the perfect dimensions. Like, this had to be an intentional design choice, and I very much approve.

      • gustofwind@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 day ago

        I think what happened is factories now produce touch screen buttons to such a degree of efficiency and scale that it’s actually more expensive for a car manufacturer to switch back and buy regular buttons again

    • JasonDJ@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
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      1 day ago

      The climate and seat warmer/cooler controls are capacitive touchscreen, I think…but most of the controls for infotainment are physical. The overall UI/UX for the car is pretty sweet…save form some odd quirks (for some reason my phone will occasionally reboot when android auto is being used; sometimes if I drive the car after my wife, the seat tries to kill me), it’s been pretty good.

      What is very clever is that the star button can be custom-mapped. I have it set up for “Passenger talk”. It lowers the radio and turns on an in-car intercom so I don’t have to yell for my kids to hear me.

      • Thassodar@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        1 day ago

        I assume this is the Santa Fe? I was in my friend’s a few days ago and the interior looks the same. I found the “proximity membrane” (my own words) for when you were getting too close to something, interesting.

        • JasonDJ@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
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          1 day ago

          That’s correct.

          You mean like when you’re about to hit something?

          Or when you’re pulling into a parking spot and it shows you how much room you have to open the doors (green you can open most the way, yellow be careful)?

          Or do you mean the smart lift gate? Because that’s another small gripe. I was standing next to the car trying to unlock it and my kid walked behind…we were backed in close to a wall and the trunk opened and pinned him against it.

          You know…come to think of it, maybe this car isn’t more safe than my old one. It seems like it’s set out to kill me and my kin while leaving itself unscathed.