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VW Is Putting Buttons Back in Cars Because People Complained Enough (www.thedrive.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 45 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago

not realising that Tesla did it to save themselves a few bucks

I guarantee you they realized that and likely did it for the same reason.