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Voice control in cars
Raised as a usability problem by 12 people on Hacker News over 5 years (2020–2024), in 8 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
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Commands fail for accents, speech impediments and unsupported languagesUnreviewed
20202026- Users must already know the exact voice command, and commands are often misheard2023-04-27
- Speech recognition fails for some users, such as those with certain accents2023-04-26
- Voice commands fail for accents, speech impediments, and unsupported languages, forcing repeated attempts2023-03-22
Requires waiting for a pause and interrupting conversationUnreviewed
20202026- Voice control requires interrupting conversations and back-and-forth confirmation, unlike physical controls2023-10-27
- Voice commands require waiting for a pause and interrupting conversation2023-03-22
- Voice commands fail often and cause delays when turning on wipers2022-08-17
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 12 complaints
- Frequent voice command mistakes make it friction-heavy, so the commenter prefers physical buttons2024-10-04
- Voice control requires interrupting conversations and back-and-forth confirmation, unlike physical controls2023-10-27
- Voice command for a simple seat heater is more effort and distracting than buttons2023-04-27
- Users must already know the exact voice command, and commands are often misheard2023-04-27
- Speech recognition fails for some users, such as those with certain accents2023-04-26
- Voice commands require waiting for a pause and interrupting conversation2023-03-22
- Voice commands fail for accents, speech impediments, and unsupported languages, forcing repeated attempts2023-03-22
- Voice commands fail often and cause delays when turning on wipers2022-08-17
- Voice commands are easy to misinterpret and hard to phrase, with unclear options2022-08-17
- Car voice control mishears requests, opening calls or music instead of adjusting AC2021-05-24
- Voice control implementations are tedious and leave a lot to be desired2020-06-03
- Voice commands often aren't recognized, forcing drivers to rephrase and spend mental effort2020-03-31