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But I don’t want my car to automatically decide what I want the temperature to be, or when I’d like to use the wipers. The buttons on the wheel can be used to

But I don’t want my car to automatically decide what I want the temperature to be, or when I’d like to use the wipers. The buttons on the wheel can be used to control the stereo, but the functionality of those buttons on the steering wheel is context-dependant on… what’s happening on the screen. Now, it’s fine for you to like these design decisions. They’re very popular cars, so it seems likely that a lot of people do. But I can’t stand them, and you’re not going to convince me that they don’t exist. I guess It’s also possible that I’m just very stupid, and I’m using it wrong. In either case, as a consumer, my preferences are for cars that are designed to be more suitable for the stupid.

natch 5y ago
All these things are up to you. You can invoke the wipers whenever you want to, by pressing the physical button provided for that purpose. You can set the temperature by voice control. Or… you could buy another car. What the buttons do is dependent on modes that do happen to show up on the screen, but you can switch those modes using voice commands. >I guess It’s also possible that I’m just very stupid Unlikely, and I don't think so, but I'd say it's possible to miss some things in a test drive or two. I'm still learning new things about the car after two years of driving it. It takes a lot of complex work to make things simple. It's also a moving target. You can say "it doesn't do X" but next week it might, with a software update. Meantime, there are other cars, so it's all good! Sure it's true that some car models adopt patterns innovated by others, but I'm sure some cars will remain strictly manual control for those who want that.