That doesn't change the fact you still have to take your eyes and attention off the road to play whack-a-mole on the touchscreen for HVAC controls. Whilst your finger jiggles about on a bumpy road.
And several reviewers have demonstrated how flakey the voice control is.
This keeps coming back to some people being content to set their car to 22 degrees and just drive, whilst others (like me) constantly adjust HVAC depending on conditions and their passengers' preferences.
Then there's those who are early adopters and thrilled to be at the cutting edge and content to overlook flakey real-World usability. I'm neither. The sort of stuff I read here about the mk8 would drive me utter bonkers. I like my cars that, to borrow an old Honda advert: "Isn't it nice when things just work".
But it does, because you don't
have to do that. You say "Hello, Volkswagen. I am warm/cold" and it works. The passenger can do the same and it works for their side as well. Yes, the understanding of voice commands when making calls or using the inbuilt nav are flaky, as it struggles to pick up on names of contacts or streets....which is why I use Google instead....but when using the standard commands to control functions of the car, it works great.
And 22 degrees?! Mine doesn't ever go above 19!
