The move is part of move away from touchscreen controls, which drivers complained were tedious and dangerous to use while driving.

Volkswagen will restore physical buttons to the dashboard in its latest compact car, part of a wider move away from touchscreens.

In a particularly retro touch, the new ID Polo will even have a volume dial.

For a decade or so, automakers rushed to replace knobs and switches with screens, Autoblog noted in October, but users largely disliked them: Controlling the air conditioning, for example, required delving through submenus while driving, which was both difficult and dangerous. Research found that using touchscreens took longer and distracted drivers.

Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and VW have all announced plans to return to more tactile controls, and US and EU regulators announced last year that cars with touchscreen controls could get worse safety ratings.

  • jj4211@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    And I’d be more ok with LLM technology in general if not for:

    • The rampant copyright infringement
    • The overcommitment of financial and actual resources

    In and of itself, ok a neat little trick with some utility so long as it isn’t taken too seriously.