alt Hacker Newstouch screens in cars are mainly a cost saving measure, just like plastic that is supposed to look like wood (cheaper than real wood), or economy class tires instead of higher end tires, or steel rather than aluminum.
touch screens in cars are mainly a cost saving measure, just like plastic that is supposed to look like wood (cheaper than real wood), or economy class tires instead of higher end tires, or steel rather than aluminum.
Exactly why Tesla started doing it in the first place. I don't know if it's cheaper to build at scale, but it's definitely cheaper to engineer.