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China is bringing buttons back to cars, ending trend led by Tesla (electrek.co)

submitted 2 weeks ago by schizoidman@lemmy.zip to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net

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The regulation calls out 19 vehicle functions which must have physical controls inside the vehicle, with additional requirements about size and usability of the buttons.

Those functions include:

Turn signals
Hazard lights
Horn
PRND gear shifter
Driver assist function, if present
Windshield wipers
Windshield defroster
Power windows
Emergency call system
Power off switch for EVs

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[–] Anivia@feddit.org 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I think being able to see out of my windshield instead of having it fog up is pretty essential to driving

[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

This person doesn't know about driving, because they're clearly 12.

[–] bountygiver@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 weeks ago

Defogger is physical