I still prefer buttons for the tactile feel and feedback, but the downsides you listed are pretty much made up. Or, maybe your personal experience doesn’t tran

I still prefer buttons for the tactile feel and feedback, but the downsides you listed are pretty much made up. Or, maybe your personal experience doesn’t translate to everyone, and touch controls are indeed dangerously distracting for most people. What we need here is evidence (user studies) and not anecdote, but anecdotally I can say operating a touch screen without looking at it directly is not something I’m capable of doing, even for things I use often.