Let’s start of with taking a look at the current interface. We think the Tesla user interface team did a great job in integrating the interface with the car and exploring new grounds. Having so little physical buttons is definitely a challenge. For years car manufactures solved everything with physical buttons. For a reason: with physical buttons you can literally feel where they are and their current state, removing the need to actually look at the interface. Eyes on the road is always safer. By introducing a 17" touchscreen they ditched the interface we grew familiar with and introduced something completely new. (medium.com)