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Car climate controls - Top 10

July 18, 2019

as part of a personal study I ‘ve driven few premium cars and this is my top 10 on climate controls interfaces

the task? change temperature from 17 to 23 degrees.

I am a big supporter of infotainment displays, but when it comes to HVAC control nothing beats a good rotary switch (apart from Volvo, perhaps)

do you think the interfaces are getting better? how the elimination of physical controls affects user experience?

I am working on an in-depth analysis of how the lower position of HVAC controls affects driver distraction, drop me a note if you are interested.

many thanks to Scott Hodgins and Jon Ward at Tobii Pro

data collection for a personal study, views are my own

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