‘It’s madness’: Safety fears prompt calls to bring back buttons on car dashboards

The Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 22, 2026

Increasingly complex in-car touchscreen menus are unnecessarily distracting drivers, experts say, with calls to force manufacturers to redesign car controls.

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