http://humanfactorsblog.org/2010/01/27/keyless-ignition-in-emergencies-do-you-know-what-to-do/ Not blaming the user since 2007! Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:49:13 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://humanfactorsblog.org/2010/01/27/keyless-ignition-in-emergencies-do-you-know-what-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-3767 Jack Andrews Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:08:02 +0000 http://humanfactorsblog.org/?p=1950#comment-3767 My wife couldn't start the car today with the keyless ignition 2010 Toyato Camry. The dealer told her there was a number of places in Cedar Rapids that caused interferrence. He told her to put the button close to the start button and try starting the car. She finally got out of the car and and lock and unlock the car three time and then the car started. Does anyone know what is going on with this design. My wife couldn’t start the car today with the keyless ignition 2010 Toyato Camry. The dealer told her there was a number of places in Cedar Rapids that caused interferrence. He told her to put the button close to the start button and try starting the car. She finally got out of the car and and lock and unlock the car three time and then the car started. Does anyone know what is going on with this design.

]]> http://humanfactorsblog.org/2010/01/27/keyless-ignition-in-emergencies-do-you-know-what-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-2440 Eric Wiebe Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:32:31 +0000 http://humanfactorsblog.org/?p=1950#comment-2440 We've had a Prius in the family since 2006 and I can still remember the first time getting in one to drive. I had not a clue how to get it started; there was no carry-over from my 30+ years of driving. As cars move from mechanical, to electro-mechanical, to computer-assisted, and finally to computer-controlled, the abstraction layer between what you do and how the car responds becomes more and more daunting. Personally, I don't find a three second hold any more or less intuitive than three successive taps. The three second hold is similar to some portable music players and cell phones, but I don't know if I'd necessarily think to map that behavior to driving my car. The most sensible suggestion that came out of the LA Times article is the brake override: when the brake is pressed, the throttle automatically goes back to idle....In the meantime, perhaps I'll buy a boat anchor to put in the seat next to me--in case of emergency, throw out the window... We’ve had a Prius in the family since 2006 and I can still remember the first time getting in one to drive. I had not a clue how to get it started; there was no carry-over from my 30+ years of driving. As cars move from mechanical, to electro-mechanical, to computer-assisted, and finally to computer-controlled, the abstraction layer between what you do and how the car responds becomes more and more daunting. Personally, I don’t find a three second hold any more or less intuitive than three successive taps. The three second hold is similar to some portable music players and cell phones, but I don’t know if I’d necessarily think to map that behavior to driving my car. The most sensible suggestion that came out of the LA Times article is the brake override: when the brake is pressed, the throttle automatically goes back to idle….In the meantime, perhaps I’ll buy a boat anchor to put in the seat next to me–in case of emergency, throw out the window…

]]> http://humanfactorsblog.org/2010/01/27/keyless-ignition-in-emergencies-do-you-know-what-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-2436 Redesigning Toyota’s Keyless Ignition System — the Human Factors Blog Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:13:32 +0000 http://humanfactorsblog.org/?p=1950#comment-2436 [...] wrote a story about keyless ignition systems and the associated HF issues (we blogged about it here).  In a follow-up story, they report that Toyota is considering redesigning the system so that [...] [...] wrote a story about keyless ignition systems and the associated HF issues (we blogged about it here).  In a follow-up story, they report that Toyota is considering redesigning the system so that [...]

]]> http://humanfactorsblog.org/2010/01/27/keyless-ignition-in-emergencies-do-you-know-what-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-2136 Pierre-Yves Roh Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:19:12 +0000 http://humanfactorsblog.org/?p=1950#comment-2136 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Keyless Ignition in Emergencies: Do you know what to do? http://bit.ly/bxrZ4w via @AddToAny</span></span> Keyless Ignition in Emergencies: Do you know what to do? http://bit.ly/bxrZ4w via @AddToAny

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