Navy Reverting DDGs Back to Physical Throttles After Fleet Rejects Touchscreen Controls – USNI News

SAN DIEGO – The Navy will begin reverting destroyers back to a physical throttle and traditional helm control system in the next 18 to 24 months, after the fleet overwhelmingly said they prefer mechanical controls to touchscreen systems in the aftermath of the fatal USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) collision. The investigation into the collision …

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    tiki god

    I sure hope that car manufacturers get this message too, I absolutely hate driving cars that have any kind of touch interface, they’re always so unintuitive.

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