Volkswagen is officially pressing pause on touch-only controls. After years of complaints and concerns over driver safety, the German automaker is going back to basics—with real, physical buttons.
Why It Matters
Over the last few years, automakers like Volkswagen jumped on the touchscreen trend. Sleek? Sure. But for many drivers, using touch controls while driving felt more like using a smartphone than piloting a car.
And now, Volkswagen is doing something rare in the auto world: admitting a mistake—and fixing it.
“We will never, ever make this mistake any more… It’s not a phone: it’s a car.”— Andreas Mindt, Volkswagen Head of Design
What Went Wrong with Touch Controls?
Volkswagen’s move toward touch-sensitive dashboards looked cool, but it didn’t work out...