In the early days of automobiles and motorcycles a driver had to be a pretty good mechanic. To get one of the early automobiles started was a challenge. The timing had to be advanced, the fuel mixture had to be adjusted, depending on the weather. Then it had to be cranked...by hand. It seldom worked the first time. Hell it seldom worked the first few times. Like as not when the engine was cranked it kicked back. Many an arm was broken attempting to crank an old Model T. Many a leg was broken attempting to kickstart and old motorcycle.
Driving them required a certain amount of skill. There were no auto-magic transmissions back then, not even synchronized gears. Getting it moving was a challenge. The gas pedal had to be depressed just right to get the rpm's up while at the same time the brake had to be released and the released. It took a fair amount of coordination, on a hill was even harder. One you got rolling and up to speed changing from one gear to another was quite the challenge. The clutch had to be depressed, then the gearshift moved, correctly. Putting it in the wrong gear was a definite no-no. (Putting it into reverse was even worse, and yes, that was possible) Shifting gears would only work at the correct RPM, otherwise the gears would grind, make a lot of noise and possibly cause damage. (Trucks were orders of magnitude more difficult)
Steering was 'armstrong',no such thing as power steering. It took a strong man to drive a truck. 'Climate control' was unheard of. To stay warm in the winter required coats and blankets, to stay cool in the summer required rolling the windows down. Four forty airconditioning was the order of the day. Forty miles per hour and four windows down.
We won't even talk about tires. They didn't last very long. Most cars carried at least one spare. Many carried more. There was very little roadside service in those days so being able to change a tire, on the side of the road, in all kinds of weather, was required. Trucks were unimaginably worse.
The 'fun' didn't end there. There was also maintenance. Lots and lots of maintenance. Every few hundred miles a tune up was required. The gaps on the spark plugs had to be reset, the points on the distributer had to be filed and adjusted. After a couple of thousand miles they had to be replaced.
Now it's much easier. Just hop in, turn the key and it (mostly) starts right up. Automatic transmissions takes care of shifting gears. By old timers standards there aren't any drivers any more, they're just 'steering wheel holders'. With the new self steering cars even that will soon be gone.
If Hive were an automobile it would be something like a nineteen forties ford. It's not as hard to drive as cars were in the beginning but no where near as easy to drive as a modern day Toyota.
If Hive wants to grow and attract 'joe sixpack' and 'Soccer Moms' it needs to be easier to use, kinda like FaceBook and Twitter did.
HOWEVER. Beware the 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' syndrome. Microwave ovens come to mind. I had one that had a combination on/off switch and mechanical timer. To heat something up all I had to do was toss it in, shut the door and crank the knob. Today it's all 'touch screen' electronics. For someone who can't see so well, like, me it's very difficult to use. I much prefer the old ones.