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VW Is Putting Buttons Back in Cars Because People Complained Enough (www.thedrive.com)
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[–] A_Porcupine@lemmy.world 63 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Thank god. This is literally the worst thing about my car (apart from the lane assist trying to kill me).

[–] snaggen@programming.dev 38 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

I found that a homicidal lane assist, have a really good effect on my alertness. Before lane assist I could relax and almost doze of, but with lane assist I don't dare to relax for a second since I know it will try to murder me the first chance it gets. So, I guess that is why people say lane assist prevents accidents.

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

So they’re targeting gay people now?

[–] nsfwthrowaway411@lemmynsfw.com 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I have a feeling the people down voting you didn't see the typo

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

He fixed the typo. It’s no longer homocidal.

[–] snaggen@programming.dev 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Corrected my typo, so contextually challenged persons can avoid being confused. You are welcome.

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Your spelling is homogeneous now.

[–] Polyester6435@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago

Lane assist on the golf tried to murderise me recently even though I was driving on a road without lane markings

[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Wait, you don't mean dozing off while driving, right?

[–] Polyester6435@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 months ago

Lane assist on the golf tried to murderise me recently even though I was driving on a road without lane markings but I keep it on because it stops me from killing myself on this one bridge I have to drive over

[–] havocpants@lemm.ee 22 points 10 months ago (2 children)

My car lets you turn off lane assist, it's the collision avoidance that I can't turn off that is trying to kill me. Randomly I'll be driving along when an alarm sounds and it tries to swerve off the road. It's fucking infuriating and dangerous and despite many of us complaining to the manufacturer you can't turn it off.

[–] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is it on an independent fuse? If so just pull the fuse

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Man do they still do that with these "smart features" or is it all just linked to an inexplicable welded shut black box now? Lol

[–] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Honestly I have no idea. Often they run different features through different control modules, but every car is different.