I have a 2002 acura mdx. The old console finally gave away and now I can't control air ventilation in my car. The only physical button I have is auto and defrost. So I'm either full blast heat or off. I hate it.

I totally agree, anything that takes people's eyes off the road is not a good choice to put into cars. Cars may have more safety features than ever, but let's face it, drivers are still too easily distracted and too careless. Here in Utah we have so many highway fatalities every day, people driving the wrong way on freeways, and speeding around school buses with their stop signs out. There's no good fix for "stupid."

No one ever requested screens instead of buttons. It's probably some BS some CEO came up with and forced the engineers to implement.