05/07/2025
As a certain Mr J Clarkson might say: ...
“Touchscreens: For When You Want Your Car to Be as Distracting as Your Smartphone!”
Right. So, car manufacturers have decided that what we all really want—while hurtling down the motorway at 70 miles an hour—is to play a game of “find the air conditioning” on a touchscreen the size of a postage stamp. Because, obviously, pressing a button was just far too simple.
Apparently, the future of driving involves poking, swiping, and squinting at a digital menu just to turn on your heated seats. Want to change the radio station? Good luck. You’ll need the dexterity of a concert pianist and the patience of a saint. And if you actually manage to find the right menu without ploughing into a hedge, you deserve a medal.
Studies now say using these touchscreens is more distracting than being drunk or high. Superb. Because what we really need on our roads is more people driving like they’re trying to order a pizza in the middle of a roundabout.
Thankfully, some clever people in Europe have noticed this madness and are telling carmakers to bring back actual buttons for things like indicators and wipers. Imagine that: a world where you can turn on your headlights without launching Spotify.
So, what do you think? Are you a fan of the new “iPad on wheels” dashboard, or do you miss the good old days when you could adjust the volume without accidentally activating the windscreen wipers? Let me know—preferably without crashing into a tree.
