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The same people are dropping their jaws when their car has a big-ass tablet in the middle of the dashboard instead of physical buttons.
You have to find the controls for windshield wiper’s speed 3 submenus deep, but it looks so modern and cool!
But with all the shit I need to control in my car, how would we fit all the physical buttons?
Like, if I need to contain the warp core and reroute auxiliary power to medical while applying a new shield matrix because I am facing off some unexplained space deity. How is that supposed to work with buttons?
That's the reason I don't drive a VW ID3. I wanted one, I really really wanted one. But during my test drive, I got a 10s timeout from the display, for apparently tapping too fast while trying to adjust the AC, WTF? And don't get me started on the stupid mood lighting.
Too bad, it was in my price range, rear wheel drive, 236hp and a decent range. And there's soo many of them on the roads in my country that spare parts wouldn't be an issue.
Luckily it looks like some car manufactures have decided to ditch the ginormous look-at-me-I'm-just-like-a-tesla touch-screens. Kia, hyundai and VW at least according to https://www.slashgear.com/1995254/major-automakers-removing-touch-screen-dashboards/