Tencent Mobility Industry Design Center

Sep 1, 2021 · Fundamentals

Why Usability Has Shaped Car Cockpits for 100,000 Years – From Stone Tools to iDrive

This article traces the timeless concept of usability from prehistoric stone tools through ergonomics and early human factors research to modern automotive cockpit design, highlighting the evolution of iDrive, the challenges of autonomous‑driving interfaces, and future directions for usability engineering in vehicles.