Ok, none of that show auto makers going away from touchscreens. I don't disagree that touchscreens are menace and are now a substitute for "luxury" but I also don't see any indication from any OEMs that they are heading away from touchscreens. Look at any new Toyota/Lexus interior.
Several manufacturers have said that they are going back to physical buttons. They will keep touchscreens but are moving away from eliminating all buttons.
The new ID. Polo's interior is full of buttons on the steering wheel and dash, previewing a return to physical switchgear for future Volkswagens.
www.caranddriver.com
VW design chief Andrea Mindt:
The functions at the center of the physical control renaissance are the volume, the heating on each side of the car, the fans and the hazard light.
“They will be in every car that we make from now on. We understood this,” he told the publication. “We will never, ever make this mistake anymore. On the steering wheel, we will have physical buttons. No guessing anymore. There's feedback, it's real, and people love this. Honestly, it's a car. It's not a phone: it's a car.”
Software lead Magnus Östberg stated, "The data shows us the physical buttons are better, and that's why we put them back in"
Mercedes-Benz software lead Magnus Östberg told the U.K.’s Autocar last week that the luxury automaker will de-emphasize screens and touch controls, bringing back physical knobs and buttons in future designs, starting with the
upcoming electric GLC that kicks off a new design trend for the brand.
Screens won’t be absent from Mercedes-Benz cars — this is the brand behind the dashboard-wide Hyperscreen, after all, but physical controls will come back, starting with “a host of rockers, rollers, and buttons on a new-design steering wheel.”
All hail physical buttons. These carmakers have responded to the outcry for more buttons and switches. See which ones are making changes.
www.autoblog.com
