Mercedes to Bring Back Cabin Buttons for Current and Future Models
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Mercedes is bringing back physical cabin buttons in current and future models, reversing a previous trend towards touchscreens.
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If you actually think about how you adjust a control while driving you don't need data to show you anything. This rush to on-screen controls was another triumph of marketing over common sense.