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Volkswagen brings back physical controls for essential cabin functions | "It's not a phone; it's a car"


Volkswagen will bring back physical controls for some of its vehicles' most essential cabin controls. According to Andreas Mindt, head of design for the German carmaker, replacing...

Go low-tech: Over the last few years, Volkswagen has removed physical buttons in its vehicles, choosing to bake control settings into its infotainment panel. Touch controls are cheaper to produce and more in line with today's digital ecosystem, but they aren't necessarily the best choice from a safety standpoint. More recently, the European New Car Assessment Programme said that vehicles need physical controls for at least five cabin functions to earn the organization's highest safety rating.

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