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Kaleva

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2. Navy is reverting back to physical throttles

Reply to krispos42 (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2019, 12:48 PM

Dec 2019

"The US Navy is following the advice of TED talk-ers and technology Cassandras: It’s taking a step away from screens.
Aarian Marshall covers autonomous vehicles, transportation policy, and urban planning for WIRED.

Last week, the Naval Sea Systems Command said it would begin converting the touchscreen systems that help control destroyers back to physical throttles. The decision comes after two investigations determined that the sailors who pilot destroyers did not fully understand how the touchscreen-driven integrated bridge and navigation system worked. "

https://www.wired.com/story/no-more-screen-time-navy-reverts-physical-throttles/

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"The Navy installed touch-screen steering systems to save money. Ten sailors paid with their lives." [View all] krispos42 Dec 2019 OP

Once again, technology that the users don't understand -- The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #1

Like everything else... krispos42 Dec 2019 #3

Navy is reverting back to physical throttles Kaleva Dec 2019 #2