Thursday, July 18, 2013

Toyoto needs change

Having been a Toyoto cars/van and Windows PC customer for my life, I was ok with interface in Toyota's vehicle. Having used an Iphone and Ipad, toyota user interface feels like a big compromise.

My latest vehicle is Prius which has volume control on the steering. When I have to change volume, I am looking at the steering, then to make sure finger hasn't moved by looking at sensor signal on the console and then look at the volume increasing on the stereo. What the heck is wrong with this company, can't they build better user interface.

Volume level indicator should be in the console next to the sensor. Why do i have to look at multiple locations to change the volume?

When are these folks going to learn from iphone that is few years old.