Software fixes in the pipeline

[Spivvy]

Hi interesting article

VW shakes up infotainment touchscreen UX to fix mistakes of the past

The Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schäfer explains how VW is fixing the infotainment and touchscreens on the Golf, ID.3 and other cars

www.carmagazine.co.uk

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[Bear]

Hi interesting article

VW shakes up infotainment touchscreen UX to fix mistakes of the past

The Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schäfer explains how VW is fixing the infotainment and touchscreens on the Golf, ID.3 and other cars

www.carmagazine.co.uk

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Interesting stuff Spiv. Although I've had no issues at all with my motor, the lack of backlit sliders is bonkers.

 

[dashnine]

It’s a shame ‘physical upgrades’ doesn’t mean they’ll update our cars (as ‘upgrade’ implies), but will eventually upgrade the system in new cars.

I can’t understand how un-illuminated sliders made it through to production without anyone saying ‘hang on a minute…’. Did they not drive the thing at night during the development process?

The bean counters strike again I assume.

 

[Spivvy]

The unilluminated sliders are annoying
But I am ok with everything else

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[oldgitdave]

Really interesting article that Spivvy. There's no way the unilluminated sliders will get upgraded to illuminated ones in our current cars but at least the problems are being recognised! Time will tell ?.
Very happy with my V2 eHybrid 204 btw.

 

[Seastormer]

Really interesting article that Spivvy. There's no way the unilluminated sliders will get upgraded to illuminated ones in our current cars but at least the problems are being recognised! Time will tell ?.
Very happy with my V2 eHybrid 204 btw.

They will just supply the dealers with headband torches to give to us all.

 

[Shaun123]

Has anyone that is on 1896 been updated over the air yet to either 1898 or 1899?

 

[dashnine]

They will just supply the dealers with headband torches to give to us all.

Or some luminescent paint...

 

[Seriously?]

They will just supply the dealers with headband torches to give to us all.

Already on it!

 

[Jaco2k]

My hope is that it is a part that can be retrofitted...

 

[SRGTD]

My hope is that it is a part that can be retrofitted...

lt might not be as simple as retro-fitting a part to current cars, especially if the new hardware is a different design to the current infotainment screen.

The linked article in the first post in this discussion topic states that new hardware will be installed ‘within the next 18 months’, so I suspect installation of new hardware with illuminated slider controls may coincide with a model’s mid life facelift. That gives VAG the opportunity to change the design e.g. to also incorporate a lower row of physical buttons seen in the pictures in the linked article; if they do change the design, then parts may not be readily interchangeable between the current hardware in existing cars and any new redesigned version.

 

[Jaco2k]

lt might not be as simple as retro-fitting a part to current cars, especially if the new hardware is a different design to the current infotainment screen.

The linked article in the first post in this discussion topic states that new hardware will be installed ‘within the next 18 months’, so I suspect installation of new hardware with illuminated slider controls may coincide with a model’s mid life facelift. That gives VAG the opportunity to change the design e.g. to also incorporate a lower row of physical buttons seen in the pictures in the linked article; if they do change the design, then parts may not be readily interchangeable between the current hardware in existing cars and any new redesigned version.

Good point, but let's wait and see - could also be someone finds a way to make an hybrid.

 

[johnmcclane]

As an experience designer, I'm amazed of the decisions automakers (not only vag) are currently making, by removing most (if not all) of the physical buttons, pushing everything onto screen or via capacitive touch buttons. Like opening glove box in model 3 is berried somewhere deep in the settings...
About time they started actually listening end users.

But I guess its what millennials want: A bigger ipad slapped on top of the center console

 

[SRGTD]

As an experience designer, I'm amazed of the decisions automakers (not only vag) are currently making, by removing most (if not all) of the physical buttons, pushing everything onto screen or via capacitive touch buttons. Like opening glove box in model 3 is berried somewhere deep in the settings...
About time they started actually listening end users.

But I guess its what millennials want: A bigger ipad slapped on top of the center console

Maybe they finally are listening. VW are to stop fitting steering wheels with capacitive touch pads to the mk8 Golf performance models and revert back to steering wheels with conventional buttons. And judging by the linked article posted by @Spivvy in the first post in this discussion topic, some physical buttons are also making a comeback.

Touch screens might be what millennials want but not all car owners are millennials; I’m not (and I also pre-date Generation X) and I’m glad my car has conventional buttons, switches and knobs for the most-used functions.

 

[dashnine]

I don't see the issue with the touchscreens when it's your car and you're using it all the time, you learn where things are - but I accept it may take longer for some people than others. I quite enjoy finding new things and learning how it all works, I appreciate others don't.

The issue I do see is when the car is for temporary use, e.g. a hire car, courtesy car, etc. and then when trying to find something, understand how it works, etc. is a complete, frustrating nightmare.

 

[marjohn56]

Being an old fart ( well the wife says I am ) it took me a little while to realise that you don't touch the bars where the +- indicators are, but the touch pads above them. Having worked that out it's pretty easy.

 

[Sartuzi]

Has anyone that is on 1896 been updated over the air yet to either 1898 or 1899?

I am still on A896, and haven't seen any notifications to update. Apparently the date your car was built might have some to do with the timeline on when the OTA update might be available.