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VW Is Putting Buttons Back in Cars Because People Complained Enough
(www.thedrive.com)
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It’s probably a cost issue. Running one wire harness to a touch screen is a lot cheaper than running a wire to every button in a car.
It's also a "We can charge $900 for this $80 touchscreen when it fails in 5 years because your car is a brick without it" issue.
I hate the fact that you’re probably right about that reason.