The Button Strikes Back: Why Touchscreens Are Ruining the Drive
After a decade of swiping and tapping, carmakers from Volkswagen to Porsche are rediscovering what my 1991 944 S2 never forgot — the joy of a proper button. For years, carmakers have been obsessed with turning dashboards into glowing glass slabs, a sort of Silicon Valley fever dream where every function, from heating to headlights, lives behind a touchscreen. It looked futuristic, yes. It photographed beautifully in…