I wouldn't be surprised if this was just a dummy plate and they will actually be buttons on production cars.
It's just a cheap set of capacitive buttons (or a single panel, really). Likely no different than the buttons you'd find on the current lineup of Mercedes Benzes or Volkswagens, but instead of a single glossy surface, you have a matte surface with some decorative brightwork to give the illusion of individual buttons.they have this kind of thing on the new transits and 2023 escapes too, i call them "button buttons". they provide a light tactile "click" but the whole row moves at once, and i'm honestly not sure how they determine which button was pushed. the silver bit at the bottom has nothing to do with how they work
just tested the ones on a '23 Escape, they're not capacitive, but boy the center two of the four were weird, they only responded when i poked them with a pen, which doesn't give me tons of hope with the Mustang onesIt's just a cheap set of capacitive buttons (or a single panel, really). Likely no different than the buttons you'd find on the current lineup of Mercedes Benzes or Volkswagens, but instead of a single glossy surface, you have a matte surface with some decorative brightwork to give the illusion of individual buttons.
The whole panel probably senses which "button" your finger's current is going through, and depressing the panel registers that action.
It's an easy way for them to cut costs instead of having individual switchgear.
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Maybe force sensitive buttons instead?just tested the ones on a '23 Escape, they're not capacitive, but boy the center two of the four were weird, they only responded when i poked them with a pen, which doesn't give me tons of hope with the Mustang ones
After playing that .5 second back 10 times, it seems the panel didn't give nearly as much as it did in that first pre-prod carYou can see it up close at the 1 min mark in this vid
After playing that .5 second back 10 times, it seems the panel didn't give nearly as much as it did in that first pre-prod car
Lol by the time we get them, there will be flying mustangs tbh.This will all be fixed when we get our dark horse models in 2 years, that we placed an order for 3 years ago.
Humans are multi-input signal processors. When you take away movement and the confirmation provided by sight and by wrist and elbow or upper-arm feedback you end up with a giant 'null' that the brain doesn't know how to deal with.By the way, the pilots won. The stick was redesigned to allow a bit of movement to keep the pilots from freaking out.
Coworker ordered and bought a brand new hybrid ST-Line, got try out these "buttons"....and I really agree. They feel cheap and not well thought out IMO. Pretty sure they're just capacitive "buttons" that only activate when you push the main button in.just tested the ones on a '23 Escape, they're not capacitive, but boy the center two of the four were weird, they only responded when i poked them with a pen, which doesn't give me tons of hope with the Mustang ones
No doubt the same individual(s) that engineered the roller coaster, warped as shit at the windshield defroster ducts from the factory, POS, dash in my '19 F150....geezus, where'd they find the moron who failed materials engineering who didn't bother to support the middle of a long run of weak-ass plastic? Seriously Ford, where are you finding such INCOMPETENT "engineers" and how is it NOBODY noticed the obvious panel flex and immediately required proper bracing?