For now, driving enthusiasts can celebrate: buttons are back, and hopefully this time, they’re here to stay.

Volkswagen is bringing back physical buttons to all its vehicles after pivoting to touch screens in recent years. In an interview with Autocar, Andreas Mindt, design chief at the German auto giant ...

Volkswagen will bring back key controls in physical form, starting with the ID.2. All future models will have key controls in button form and will ditch touch panes on the steering wheel.

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Volkswagen is making the sensible decision to bring physical buttons back to all its vehicle after years spent rolling out new models with touchscreen-operated controls. This is Money revealed ...

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He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Mindt also says the decision to bring back physical buttons was based on customer feedback. “Honestly, it’s a car. It’s not a ...

Volkswagen, being one of the leading global carmakers, is no different and planning to bring back physical buttons to its future cars. The German auto major went with the flow of using touchscreens in ...

Mindt also says the decision to bring back physical buttons was based on customer feedback. “Honestly, it’s a car. It’s not a phone: it’s a car,” said Mindt. “We understood this.” ...

The ID.2all model will feature physical buttons for essential functions, reflecting this new design philosophy. Industry-Wide Movement Towards Physical Controls Volkswagen is not alone in this shift.

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