If carmakers’ return to physical controls isn’t evidence enough that screens are distracting, there is also mounting outcry from car buyers, as well as push from safety regulatory bodies like Europe’s ...

We've denounced the lack of buttons and knobs in modern cars before, but we wanted to give readers a chance to air their grievances, too. We asked readers what car settings have no earthly business ...

Ten years ago, a few buttons and knobs controlled everything in your car. Climate control had three dials. Radio had physical buttons you could find without looking. Volume was a knob you could reach ...

Android Auto’s latest beta contains currently unused text strings referencing vehicle climate controls. Currently, Android Auto does not offer any way to directly adjust in-vehicle climate settings.

In the current C8 Corvette, the climate controls are laid out in a distinctive vertical strip of physical buttons. This “wall of buttons” runs along the center divider between driver and passenger, ...

The European New Car Assessment Program, or Euro NCAP as it's known, has announced that it will introduce new safety testing in a couple of years that could result in a fundamental change to how ...

Fast forward to now, and I find myself having to take my eyes off the road to 1. Find the screen that controls whatever I controlled, 2. Aim the tip of my finger at the exact spot where the option is, ...

Google is working on bringing some form of climate control to its Android Auto platform, and a new update has made it possible for these controls to surface with a preview of the functionality. We ...

Generally, the more features your car has, the more enjoyable the experience tends to be. After all, few things feel better than a seat warmer on a cold winter day or, dare we say, seat ventilation on ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Google is looking to make Android Auto even more useful, as evidenced by newly discovered climate controls.