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This is an utter pain in the arse for us because we don't use the touchscreen when driving...it's always the front passenger using the touchscreen.
You have to remember you are a probably a responsible minority though. But I agree from a design point of view why put it there if you have no faith it's safe to use?
I find these complex Audi-style centre centre consoles petrifying and I find it incredible they're legal really. It's not a plane, you can't take your eyes off the road while it flies along for a bit on autopilot. I know when I drive I find any fiddling with buttons in the centre massively distracting.
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One thing that bugs me about our Seat is that the touchscreen times out every five seconds if the car is moving, telling you to "focus on the road".
This is an utter pain in the arse for us because we don't use the touchscreen when driving...it's always the front passenger using the touchscreen. It almost makes you shout in frustration when flicking through your music collection to be timed out every five seconds!
We have a pretty good selection of hardware buttons and dials actually, not sure I've ever needed to use the touchscreen while driving.