EU regulators require car makers to bring back physical buttons for several functions!

[thewayne]

YAY!

From the article: "Euro NCAP, the automotive safety industry body for Europe, is introducing new guidance for 2026 which means that five important tasks in every car will have to be performed by actual buttons instead of by accessing a screen.

Indicators, hazard warning lights, windscreen wipers, horn, and SOS features will have to be controlled by proper switches in order for cars to be granted Euro NCAP’s coveted five star safety rating."

Personally, climate control and radio shouldn't be there either, or should be a permanent touch feature.

This will go into effect in model year 2026, which is probably fourth quarter 2025?

https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/car-makers-must-bring-back-buttons-says-europe/

Comments

[murakozi]

Tesla is gonna be hit hard with that.

[kaishin108]

That is great news. And it sounds a whole lot safer. This will be interesting for some of the car manufacturers yes.

[disneydream06]

WOW, there are going to be some big time redesigns coming up. :o
Hugs, Jon

[silveradept]

Fantastic. We can hope their requirements also find their way back to United States models of vehicles. They definitely need to move back in the direction of physical objects to control critical systems. Touchscreens, especially touchscreens that lock when the vehicle is in motion, should not be used to access critical systems.