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European car safety body is coming for touchscreens. The European New Car Assessment Programme mandates that key controls need physical buttons or switches (www.politico.eu)

submitted 5 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

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Carmakers are equipping their latest models with fancy touchscreens, but that could cause problems with Europe’s largest car safety authority.

The European New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP) is revamping its rating system starting Jan. 1, 2026 to mandate that five of a car's primary controls — its horn, windshield wipers, turn signals, hazard warning lights and SOS features — will need physical buttons or switches.

Car models will have to comply to get NCAP's coveted five-star rating. The scheme is voluntary but is heeded by most automakers because it's closely monitored by consumers.

Belgium-based NCAP says that purely digital controls are a potential safety issue.

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[–] arc@lemm.ee 21 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

I think they need to be super explicit to stop the likes of Tesla weaseling out or doing the bare minimum:

Wipers, speed settings, auto on/off should be on a stalk for front and rear wipers
Indicators should be on a stalk with
Hazard lights must be a physical button
Horn may be on the wheel or a button
Lights on/off/full beam/dip/auto must be a dial or a stalk
Demister / heated window must be physical buttons
Gears must be a physical rocker, lever or dial

And button / dial etc here means an actual push up/down button not some haptic / touch sensitive shit.

Because at the moment Tesla are basically cheaping out of providing physical controls to save money. It doesn't matter if someone crashes their car fiddling to set the wiper speed because Tesla saved $20 on a stalk and that's all that matters.

[–] spizzat2@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago

And, for the love of dog, please require that the volume knob not rely on software! I hate trying to turn down/off the radio and then wait while the car decides whether I'm serious.

When I first start my car, the screen has to go through the boot up sequence and safety warning before the volume knob starts responding. The music starts playing right away, though, at whatever volume the previous driver deemed appropriate.

[–] yokonzo@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Bit pedantic but a stalk + assembly could cost closer to $200, I'm not sure about design and manufacturing though

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

On a 30k+ car. Fuck your 200.

[–] yokonzo@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Chill tf out no one said I agree with it

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 months ago

That may be the price if you buy a spare part. OEM for manufscturing it'll be much lower.

I recently had to buy a hose for my car. At the dealer it was 170€. At an online diwcout parts store it was 14€. Name brand, Gates.

[–] dream_weasel@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 points 5 months ago

Eh. I don't think you need to specify "stalk". I would be fine with physical buttons anywhere within easy reach. If they want to make a racing wheel that has 30 switches on it, I think I'm fine with that.

I appreciate that SOME things don't have buttons now: getting into a BMW with that has the same number of buttons and switches as the cockpit of an airliner is ridiculous.