Volkswagen has been listening. All of the complaints, from both customers and media members, about its move to touch-sensitive steering wheel and interior buttons have been heard and VW is getting rid ...

A second automaker has realized that going all-out on capacitive touch buttons is the wrong move. First, Honda backtracked, giving the 10th-generation Civic a physical volume knob to replace the touch ...

You know those movies where some scientist inadvertently creates something that almost ends the world? There's always someone who scolds the scientist by saying something like, "You were so busy ...

I went from a traditional vehicle to a Model 3 and it's a clear difference in functionality. I wouldn't give up the Model 3 to go back, but having so many of the basic controls on a touch screen (and ...

Buttons were once a straightforward part of the user interface of virtually every car on sale. When appropriately designed, they allowed the driver to control a car’s features by feel. Real, tactile ...

Dexter's "what does this button do?" famous quote certainly doesn’t make any sense in today's automotive space. Carmakers have replaced physical buttons with gigantic screens, going all-in on ...