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I was thinking of features like an audio equalizer, introduced on a screen around 1989. Or very specific settings like audible warnings, tire pressure sensor se

I was thinking of features like an audio equalizer, introduced on a screen around 1989. Or very specific settings like audible warnings, tire pressure sensor setup, interior lighting... if everything was a physical button your car would look like a 747 cockpit (not that it would be such a bad thing!). And yes, the backup camera. Essential safety feature in a world where 2-ton SUVs and children share spaces.

gravescale 3y ago
Audio equaliser works just fine with a wheel and buttons. Actually, once I press "menu" on the console, I can do the whole process using the steering wheel controls. Tire pressure monitoring doesn't need an HD display either. It's got only three real functions: low pressure detected, low battery and calibrate. You don't need a touchscreen for any of that. And even if you have to drive an urban tank, you could still have the camera display on the dashboard: you don't have to use a touchscreen for everything just to have a camera display. Or, you know what, have the shiny bullshit if you have to, but it all had to work from the steering wheel controls. And no, voice control is not a good substitute. But even then all that junk makes the car an expensive and unreliable prospect in the short and long runs.