Every new car comes with a huge infotainment system, but not everyone is enamoured with them
As recently as 10 years ago, touch-screens in cars were tiny — if they were there at all. Most were grudgingly added by carmakers in anticipation of a US mandate on backup cameras, or an early response to Elon Musk, who dropped a 17-inch monitor into a Tesla in 2012. Destinations were largely DIY, mapped on a plugged-in GPS device or chirped from an iPhone jammed in the cupholder.
Fast forward a decade and touch-screens are no longer a reluctant add-on or an innovative car perk; they are table stakes. About 97% of new cars have at least one touch-screen, and they are metastasising quickly. Almost a quarter of US cars and trucks now have command displays spanning 11 inches or more, according to S&P Global Mobility; luxury brands are now normalising a separate screen for passengers...
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