Hyundai cars are returning to physical buttons because America
South Korean company admits it was seduced by the glitz of touchscreen technology, but customers find it annoying go through Chris Chilton November 9, 2024 15:29 Hyundai admits it made the mistake of replacing too many physical controls with touchscreen buttons. The automaker's U.S. design chief says American drivers hate the trend, so future Hyundais will feature more old-school switches. However, the company believes attitudes may change when cars are equipped with more self-driving technology. You could call it the Tesla effect. I'm talking about an industry-wide shift to replacing traditional physical control functions, such as temperature selection, with virtual buttons on touch screens. Designers liked these new tech setups, but Hyundai found that American buyers didn't. The Korean automaker admits it was a mistake to go all-in on touchscreens, as many brands have done over the past decade. RELATED: Rivian's software boss says dash button is a bug, not a feature – is he right? "When we added integrated…
Indiana car dealer accused of returning odometer 14
The state accuses dealers of lowering the odometers on at least 216 cars and then selling them to unsuspecting customers September 26, 2024 17:10 An Indianapolis used car dealer is being sued by the state of Indiana for lowering the odometers on at least 216 vehicles. The state claims the total mileage rolled back is at least 14,058,135 miles. The state is seeking consumer restitution, damages and civil penalties. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a lawsuit against KBB Auto Sales, accusing them of lowering the odometers on at least 216 vehicles and then selling them to unsuspecting customers. Worse, the attorney general's office says these weren't just small rollbacks, but massive rollbacks totaling more than 14 million miles (22,530,816 kilometers). To put this staggering number into perspective, the average back-mileage per vehicle is 64,815 miles (104,310 kilometers). Additionally, NASA notes that the average distance to the moon is 238,855 miles (384,400 kilometers), so the total rollback is equivalent to…
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