A touch screen requires a software team, with the associated costs that brings. Over the lifetime of a vehicle, I'd think buttons are a lot, lot cheaper to install and maintain.
a colleague had a fault with the touchscreen dash on his car recently and had to have it replaced.
done under warranty, but he was told it was costing £9k
annoyingly can't remember 100% which car it is, but i'm fairly sure it's a nissan ariya
A touch screen requires a software team, with the associated costs that brings. Over the lifetime of a vehicle, I'd think buttons are a lot, lot cheaper to install and maintain.