In the ID4’s steering wheel buttons are sub-par. In a d-pad layout, right hand, they decided an “up/down” was necessary so they made vol- and vol+ left and righ

In the ID4’s steering wheel buttons are sub-par. In a d-pad layout, right hand, they decided an “up/down” was necessary so they made vol- and vol+ left and right. Well now you can’t have skip/back, because those _have_ to be left/right. Meanwhile everyone’s phone vol-/+ is vertically oriented, up/down, so I’d argue that’s a folk default. Here’s the thing: I don’t use the up/down buttons for everyday use. I’m guessing they work a menu. They are clearly an over-prioritized affordance. And I’m stuck with it until the lease is up. I’ve done 40k miles in a model 3. The cabin temps are automatic to the temp I like. I never change it. It’s easy to pick the last few things I listened to from the touch screens. I can use Siri for other things (Bluetooth, no CarPlay)… buttons are overrated.