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The fan and AC on a touch screen is an immense failure. Here in Norway there are many tunnels on the motorway and in some conditions this leads to the windscreen steaming up a few seconds after entering the tunnel. Imagine not being able to see out of the car until you fiddle with a touch screen at 120 km/h. Hire cars, where you aren't familiar with the layout are going to be a lot of 'fun'.

I was surprised with a friend's Jeep where the seat warmers were in the touch screen interface. Really? On my old 2003 wagon, they were just dials.

To be fair, on a Jeep the screen is probably easier to seal against dust/dirt intrusion. But otherwise, I agree and much prefer buttons/knobs. Also - heated seats? On a Jeep? Being uncomfortable is part of what you're paying for...

You mean there are cars where windshield wipers, high beams, turn signals are operated by touchscreen?