China mandates physical buttons for safety functions in cars, reversing touchscreen-only trend
China is introducing a new regulation that will require automakers to include physical buttons for safety-related vehicle functions, reversing the industry trend (led by Tesla) of migrating controls onto touchscreens. While touchscreens offer design and cost advantages, the regulation addresses concerns about laggy interfaces, driver distraction, and safety risks associated with screen-only controls.
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China will require automakers to include physical buttons for safety-related functions, pushing back on the proliferation of using screens for everything in modern cars.
In recent years, it has become common for automakers to migrate vehicle functions onto touchscreens instead of physical buttons.
Touchscreens can be laggy, or can m
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