One big reason for touchscreens that is often overlooked is the fact that the traditional automobile industry moves slow. Very slow. Even software running all t

One big reason for touchscreens that is often overlooked is the fact that the traditional automobile industry moves slow. Very slow. Even software running all the basic functions has to be finalized like a year before production and knobs and buttons have to be designed and frozen much much earlier. With a touchscreen you have a lot more freedom and you can even ship upgrades afterwards that adds more features or changes the behavior.