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VW Is Putting Buttons Back in Cars Because People Complained Enough
(www.thedrive.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
Carmakers did this to copy Tesla, not realising that Tesla did it to save themselves a few bucks and to hell with the person who suffer a degraded or unsafe driving experience as a result. Witness how Tesla even removed indicator stalks, making it all but impossible for people to safely and legally navigate a roundabout. Who cares if someone crashes, because it's all about the bottom line.
I guarantee you they realized that and likely did it for the same reason.