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I still want physical controls, not just on the wheel but on the dash too. It has been proven over and over and over that touchscreen controls are more dangerous. There is something about being able to reach over with out looking, feeling the knob or switch you want and getting physical feedback by interacting with it that you don't get from a touchscreen.

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>For the past several years, Mazda has remained the sole mainstream holdout in the broader industry push toward touch-based infotainment systems, relying instead on a now-anachronistic, console-mounted dial. It wasn’t bad to use, and it leaned heavily into Mazda’s “hands on the wheel, eyes on the road” safety philosophy. But after a generation of development as the only major outlier in the industry, the company is now pivoting to a conventional, touchscreen-style experience—and axing most of its physical controls in the process.

I still want physical controls, not just on the wheel but on the dash too. It has been proven over and over and over that touchscreen controls are more dangerous. There is something about being able to reach over with out looking, feeling the knob or switch you want and getting physical feedback by interacting with it that you don't get from a touchscreen. Archive: https://archive.today/JA5WM From the post: >>For the past several years, Mazda has remained the sole mainstream holdout in the broader industry push toward touch-based infotainment systems, relying instead on a now-anachronistic, console-mounted dial. It wasn’t bad to use, and it leaned heavily into Mazda’s “hands on the wheel, eyes on the road” safety philosophy. But after a generation of development as the only major outlier in the industry, the company is now pivoting to a conventional, touchscreen-style experience—and axing most of its physical controls in the process.

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I’ve owned several Mazdas and have always liked them. Recently I rented a CX-5. Couldn’t even figure out how to tune the radio.