“Ideally, you would want to interact with your car through voice,” says Rivian’s chief software officer and someone who I'd never want to be in a car with.
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“Ideally, you would want to interact with your car through voice,” says Rivian’s chief software officer and someone who I'd never want to be in a car with.
Rivian's chief software officer says in-car buttons are 'an anomaly' | TechCrunch
The trend of big touchscreens in cars has left many yearning for the not-so-distant days when most user interactions happened with physical buttons. But
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@fraying annoying that it’s people like these with jobs
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Derek Powazek 🐐replied to Derek Powazek 🐐 last edited by
"Software is eating the world" didn't seem like a threat at the time, but it sure does now.
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Derek Powazek 🐐replied to Derek Powazek 🐐 last edited by
I really love Rivian's hardware design, but their digital design is why I'll never own one. (Also the fact that I could buy two Tacomas for the price of a R1T.)
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Derek Powazek 🐐replied to Derek Powazek 🐐 last edited by
Here's what the techbros fail to understand: the joy of driving is in the physicality of it. The control. Touch and feedback is key to that feeling of power and independence.
The idealized scenario of handing your decision making ability over to a car AI is exactly the opposite of what most people who drive trucks want.
It's WILD to me that he doesn't know this.
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CM Harringtonreplied to Derek Powazek 🐐 last edited by
@fraying also, in that specific instance, the likelihood they’ll be in their own familiar area is high (No one is renting a Rivian on holiday) The need to consult with the other folks you’ll be eating with to come to an agreement is important (spouse, etc). Why in the hell would I need an AI to take me to get sushi when I know where the sushi place is?
FFS techbros are so painfully dumb (and STAY being dumb) about this shit.
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Derek Powazek 🐐replied to CM Harrington last edited by
@octothorpe they have forgotten everything that’s great about being a human with other humans
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CM Harringtonreplied to Derek Powazek 🐐 last edited by
@fraying 10000% It seems SO rampant, it makes you wonder if there’s something in the Bay Area water supply.
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Derek Powazek 🐐replied to CM Harrington last edited by
@octothorpe I guess when you’re in charge of the software, setting up a nearly impossible software goal is good workplace security because you’ll be working on it forever.
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CM Harringtonreplied to Derek Powazek 🐐 last edited by
@fraying I think I’ve gotta start raising goats.
