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VW Is Putting Buttons Back in Cars Because People Complained Enough
(www.thedrive.com)
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Also, Tesla's button replacements actually do work more or less reliably. The other manufacturers decided to save money by adding a potato instead of a potent CPU that powers the screen in the middle of the console.
"Finally a use for all these leftover 1st gen Kindle Fire CPUs!"