Our man matty_prior thinks it's time for the rise of distracting in-car screens to be stopped
Now look here, car companies. I know that using lots of buttons is expensive and they can look cluttered on the dashboard, and that touchscreens are so much tidier and cheaper. And I know that touchscreens are much more accommodating to over-the-air updates than buttons, and that they’re oh so versatile for giving access to lots of different features, and that they’re very easy to personalise.
But maybe we haven’t told you this enough, although it feels like we all have: can you honestly please just stop it? These screens are being asked to do too much. It’s distracting. It’s – and I don’t use this word lightly – dangerous., and I like the car. It’s comfy, spacious and good value. One of its engineers said the touchscreen layout was based on a similar principle to a smartphone. I like smartphones too. Mine is very easy to use.