http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/7535747/Reports-says-Ford-touch-screen-stinks
Reports says Ford touch-screen 'stinks'
An influential consumer magazine on Wednesday lambasted Ford's touch-screen entertainment and navigation system, saying it is distracting, clumsy and overly complex.
"MyFord Touch still frustrates us like few other control systems in any other brand's automobiles," Consumer Reports said in a blog post. "And worse, it is influencing competitors."
Vehicles with the system have few traditional knobs and buttons. Instead, drivers can change the radio station or temperature by voice, tapping the touch screen, using controls on the steering wheel or sensitive buttons on the dashboard.
In its blog post, titled "Why the MyFord Touch control system stinks", Consumer Reports called the touch-sensitive buttons "maddeningly fussy" and hard to find while driving.
It can be difficult and time consuming to change the radio by voice command, the magazine said.
http://news.consumerreports.org/cars/2012/08/why-the-myford-touch-control-system-stinks.html
And we've found other touchscreen control systems, such as Chrysler's, that are much less complex and work better.
It works OK statically, but when you're driving it diverts too much attention away from the road.
Ever consider why video games still use separate controllers with physical buttons, knobs, and joysticks? You never have to take your eyes off the screen, where the bad guys could appear suddenly and shoot you.
Studies have shown that crashes escalate dramatically the longer drivers take their eyes off the road.