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resume_on_mouseout: false; timer: false; variable_height: true; slide_number: false\">\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265167\/why_the_button_is_coming_back-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-assets.bauersecure.com\/images\/1056x594\/transparent.png\" alt=\"Why the button is coming back\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265167\/480x270\/why_the_button_is_coming_back-2.jpg, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265167\/720x405\/why_the_button_is_coming_back-2.jpg, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265167\/1056x594\/why_the_button_is_coming_back-2.jpg, (large)]\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption orbit-caption\">\n<div>Why the button is coming back<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265167\/why_the_button_is_coming_back.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-assets.bauersecure.com\/images\/1056x594\/transparent.png\" alt=\"Why the button is coming back\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265167\/480x270\/why_the_button_is_coming_back.jpg, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265167\/720x405\/why_the_button_is_coming_back.jpg, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265167\/1056x594\/why_the_button_is_coming_back.jpg, (large)]\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption orbit-caption\">\n<div>Why the button is coming back<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265167\/why_the_button_is_coming_back-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-assets.bauersecure.com\/images\/1056x594\/transparent.png\" alt=\"Why the button is coming back\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265167\/480x270\/why_the_button_is_coming_back-1.jpg, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265167\/720x405\/why_the_button_is_coming_back-1.jpg, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265167\/1056x594\/why_the_button_is_coming_back-1.jpg, (large)]\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption orbit-caption\">\n<div>Why the button is coming back<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articleContent\">\n<div class=\"bold-links\">\n<p><strong>\u25ba Why the touchscreen has invaded the car interior<br \/>\u25ba And why the button may well be back in fashion<br \/>\u25ba Car makers find the balance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Touchscreens have changed the world. You probably have one within arm\u2019s reach as you read this. They\u2019re limpid dark pools that explode into colour and movement with the caress of a finger to help you unlock the mysteries of modern life. Or order a pizza.<\/p>\n<p>Car makers love touchscreens because they save money and add value. It costs a lot less to have software geeks create a glitzy user interface than designing, making and assembling physical dials, buttons and switches. And because they can deliver more perceived value at marginal cost, with no impact on vehicle weight, engineers and marketers like touchscreens too. But touchscreens are a poor user interface for a machine that moves.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Like this? Get more CAR delivered to your browser!\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=carmagazine.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Click here to add CAR Magazine as a preferred source on Google<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In 2017, the USS John S McCain, a US Navy destroyer, collided with a civilian tanker in the Singapore Strait, killing 10 sailors. After an investigation, the US National Transportation Safety Board said a complex touchscreen system that sailors had been poorly trained to use had contributed to a loss of control of the ship. The US Navy subsequently began working to remove touchscreen helm controls on its destroyers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Just because you can doesn\u2019t mean you should,\u2019 observed Rear Admiral Bill Galinis of the US Navy after the McCain incident. It\u2019s sound advice for automotive user-interface designers. But almost every car maker\u2019s touchscreen interface has a different layout and logic path. Couple that with the fact that most of us only give an owner\u2019s manual a cursory read, and the potential for distraction and error is obvious.<\/p>\n<p>There are many examples of complex and poorly designed car touchscreens. The multiple onscreen actions required to adjust the direction of the airflow from the vents in the cabin of a Tesla, the automotive touchscreen absolutist, is one of the more extreme.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265167\/480x0\/why_the_button_is_coming_back-1.jpg?scale=down\" alt=\"Why the button is coming back\" class=\"wp-image-265171\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265167\/480x0\/why_the_button_is_coming_back-1.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265167\/720x0\/why_the_button_is_coming_back-1.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265167\/1040x0\/why_the_button_is_coming_back-1.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Dr Raluca Budiu, director of research at user interface specialist Nielsen Norman Group, says that in the analogue world, we can learn the location of a physical button and then find it without directing much attention to it. That\u2019s how people play the piano while reading music, or touch-type on a real keyboard. Locating a button on a screen, however, requires visually confirming its position. When more buttons are hidden under menus, selecting them involves multiple touchscreen interactions, requiring even more time and attention.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Indeed, research suggests drivers can take two to four times longer to complete basic tasks using touchscreens rather than physical controls. A 2020 study by the Transport Research Laboratory found drivers interacting on touchscreens with Apple CarPlay or Android Auto had their eyes off the road for at least 12 seconds, and the impairment to their reaction times was greater than that caused by alcohol consumption (to the legal limit) and cannabis use. A lot can happen in 12 seconds. At 70mph, you\u2019ll cover a quarter of a mile. And when you look back at the road, you quickly need to refocus and recalibrate your situational awareness.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I hate touchscreens with a vengeance in a high-performance car,\u2019 says Gordon Murray, creator of the McLaren F1 and GMA T.50. \u2018When I was designing Formula 1 cars, I had a rule that the driver\u2019s eyeline shouldn\u2019t deflect more than 3\u00ba to look at the instruments, so they didn\u2019t have to refocus.\u2019 Regulators are beginning to pay attention to the inherent safety issues of touchscreens in cars. Euro NCAP has just revised its testing protocols to evaluate the placement, clarity and ease of use of essential controls, including the availability of physical buttons for commonly used functions, to reduce distraction. But safety isn\u2019t the only reason the button is coming back.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265167\/480x0\/why_the_button_is_coming_back.jpg?scale=down\" alt=\"Why the button is coming back\" class=\"wp-image-265173\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265167\/480x0\/why_the_button_is_coming_back.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265167\/720x0\/why_the_button_is_coming_back.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265167\/1040x0\/why_the_button_is_coming_back.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>In an era when touchscreens are commodities, buttons, rollers and switches that can deliver a tactile interaction with a car are being seen as sign of quality and luxury. \u2018We are about the senses,\u2019 says Aston Martin director of design Miles Nurnberger, explaining why the latest generation of Astons has physical controllers for functions such as mode selection and heating.<\/p>\n<p>Other car makers are bringing back some buttons, most notably Ferrari with the electric Luce. \u2018We got ahead of ourselves,\u2019 admitted Merc boss Ola K\u00e4llenius when the company announced it was bringing back roller controls on its steering wheels after complaints about touch controls. \u2018It\u2019s not a phone: it\u2019s a car,\u2019 says VW design chief Andreas Mindt. Future VWs will have physical buttons on the dash for audio volume, heating and cooling, fans and hazard lights, and buttons on the steering wheel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Touchscreens aren\u2019t going away, though. They remain important, especially for the Chinese market, and future generations of car owners brought up on digital interfaces and riding in increasingly autonomous vehicles may not care so much about the physical interactivity of driving. Against that background, it\u2019s perhaps not surprising Mercedes research has suggested the cockpits of the future will have functionalities activated by a blend of hard controls, head-up displays, big screens, and speech recognition. Yes, the button is back. Sort of.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<aside class=\"about-author\">\n<h2 class=\"about-author-heading\">About the author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"about-author-inner\">\n<div class=\"main-author-summary-container\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"main-author-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/author\/angus-mackenzie\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/202170\/120x120\/angus_mackenzie.jpg?quality=90)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"main-author-name-container\">\n<div class=\"main-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/author\/angus-mackenzie\/\">Angus MacKenzie<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"main-author-job-title\">Contributor<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"main-author-byline\">Angus MacKenzie is one of the world&#8217;s most respected motoring journalists \u2013\u00a0and another Australian former editor of CAR magazines, no less.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div 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