If I’m fully engaged with a device a touch screen is great, especially when that device needs to do more things than you could reasonably make physical controls for.

But when I’m driving and need to adjust something, I don’t want to disconnect with driving to dive into a touch screen.

A physical control, in the same location means muscle memory can take over. And as we learnt decades ago, the controls themselves need to be physically distinct so that you can tell them apart without looking or thinking too hard.

I don’t think touchscreens need to disappear from cars, there’s a wealth of settings/config/etc they could be useful for.

But the core driving aids and temperature/volume control need to be physical.