VW Design Boss Confirms Buttons Coming Back: 'It's A Car, Not A Phone'
https://insideevs.com/news/752840/vw-brings-back-buttons-switches/
VW cut most of the physical controls out of its early EVs and learned a long, painful lesson.
Thanks! Sending to Volvo middle-management now.
Hope that trend continues. Buttons and dials over screens, especially for climate control.
I am all for this -- real dials and buttons, things a driver can recognize by touch and don't require eyes to use. I really dislike touchscreen controls in cars.
Drivers struggle to multitask when using car touch screens
https://www.futurity.org/drivers-car-touch-screens-3316332/
Also, right-handed front seat passengers can't operate touch-screens with their left hand and twisting in the seat to use their right hand isn't very --ummm-- ergonomic.
On my touch screen Subaru there is a lag between touching the screen button and and it actually doing what you want. ie. turning off the radio there is always a lag before it shuts up. Annoys the heck out of me because I'm distracted during that time wondering if it's going to shut up or if I have to hit the button again. I never had that with proper mechanical buttons.