Comment by sigmoid10
5 days ago
Consumers have very little power in this space. Have you tried buying a non-premium car with physical buttons instead of touchscreens in recent years? There used to be hardly any option because carmakers all somehow decided this was the way forward, even though science clearly said it was making cars less safe. So if you needed a car and didn't have a ton of money, you could merely accept it. Only now that safety ratings started to include usability of key vehicle controls car makers decided to turn around again.
Toyota Yaris, a small budget car has physical buttons for everything.
Yaris has been discontinued.
Not to mention Toyota already screwed with to the point people deliberately avoid gen2. gr yaris adas cant be permanently disabled.
> Have you tried buying a non-premium car with physical buttons instead of touchscreens in recent years? T
This is a USP for the Slate Truck. A lot of early commentary lauded the simplicity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slate_Truck
A screen is cheaper to design and easier to modify. That’s the motivation for auto companies.
> Have you tried buying a non-premium car with physical buttons instead of touchscreens in recent years?
They are coming back! Next VW ID generation will have them again :)
Precisely. But not because of consumers. Which is the whole point. Legislation and oversight make cars better and safer for consumers, not consumer buying choices.