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Meanwhile I have a five year old Audi that not just recognizes school zones but can also tell (depending on the alert mechanism) when they're in use - flashing lights on the School Zone sign will cause the yellow "SCHOOL" bar that appears above the speed limit to also flash.

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Ugh, there are few things worse than vehicle UIs that flash to draw your attention to the alert when the alert is about something you need to be paying attention to on the road. Such UIs should be illegal.

I mean my car has a HUD, so... (but yes, it also appears in the main cluster, which in my case is all digital). That being said, I do agree. But even in automotive UI/UX, I think there's probably significantly more low-hanging fruit.

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