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European crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controls (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago

Well duh. Even when they were introduced, touchscreens in cars got a lot of pushback. I’d much rather flip a switch or turn a knob for things I do daily, rather than futz three levels deep in a car maker’s software. They put things in there that really should be simple pushbuttons.