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Today I was running some errands in my car. The AC was too cold. Without taking my eyes off the road, I felt around for the temperature knob. My car has large, grippy knobs. It's an off-roading focused model and the knobs were made to be usable while driving on bumpy roads. I found the temperature knob, I figured where it was set with the easy-to-feel tactile indicator, and I adjusted it down, all without having to use my eyes. I love tech but never want to lose my big, rubbery AC knobs in the car. There's enough distracted drivers on the road to watch out for, I don't want to be another one.



> Today I was running some errands in my car. The AC was too cold.

This literally never happens on any of my cars. I'd rather not have to be distracted with an uncomfortable car in the middle of driving and then have to feel around navigating a few different knobs and buttons to make my car comfortable, my car should just automatically be comfortable.

> There's enough distracted drivers on the road to watch out for

You were more distracted having to think about the climate, take your hand off the wheel, feel around for the knobs, and adjust them properly than someone using automatic climate control where they just never have to make that adjustment in the first place.




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