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Touchscreens Are Out, and Tactile Controls Are Back
(spectrum.ieee.org)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
My hybrid dash is anything but minimal. I have a zillion selections to show me a slew of random things. None of them are an engine temperature reading. So frustrating.
If it hasn't happened already, it wouldn't surprise me if useful instrumentation space is reallocated to advertisement space at some point. Though hopefully the consumer rage in response would end whatever company tries that first.
It'll start as a feature. When you need gas we'll automatically show you the cheapest gas stations around you. People will gobble it up.