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We’re all familiar with the slow takeover of the touchscreen in our cars. First they came for controls like media and air conditioning. Then, with Tesla’s revamp of the interior, touchscreens gradually took on more and more control of our cars. Now, however, buttons may be on the edge of a comeback after new safety rules were outlined in Europe.

Across the pond, regulators are proposing new rules that would mandate the use of physical buttons for certain in-car controls in order for cars to receive the top safety rating available, according to a new report from Hagarty. The requirements would stipulate that essential functions like indicators, hazard warning lights, windscreen wipers, horn and SOS features must be accessed through real buttons in order for cars to be granted Euro NCAP’s five star safety rating.

Lonous wrote:Indeed a step in the right direction.
Also critically car related, D.C. votes this week on whether or not to mandate that a 'kill switch' be installed in all cars going forward.
I'm vehemently against them and hope this fails hard, but unfortunately it will be a close vote at best.