> and it was the screens that were expensive, not the buttons that were already there. The combination of a screen AND buttons is still more expensive than jus

> and it was the screens that were expensive, not the buttons that were already there. The combination of a screen AND buttons is still more expensive than just a screen. If you are introducing a new component that is going to otherwise raise the cost of production, you will be looking for ways to reduce cost or, maybe more aptly, offset the cost of the new component. With touch screens, you are presented with a unique option where the thing you introduce can be used to move all sorts of functionality to that would otherwise need its own hardware. You also need to keep in mind that the physical buttons on older cars didn't need to be tied into a computer system as much as modern buttons. > Seems like inner politics won instead. Yeah, that's exactly my point.