The current state of the motor world could be summarized in electrification and advanced technology. If we focus on the cabins of the cars, it is easy to see how most manufacturers They have opted for minimalismwith all the functions brought together on large touch screens and an almost absolute absence of physical controls. However, not everyone likes this trend and now it seems that Hyundai will return to physical buttons after verifying that it is the preferred option for the vast majority.
At least, that is the information that comes from the United States, specifically from Hyundai Design North America (HDNA). The designs of many of the Korean firm’s vehicles come from these facilities, giving priority to those sold in that market. They recently verified that their digital transformationwhich has led to large screens and the absence of buttons, has not been as successful as it should be. Like Volkswagen, They have gone back and added analog controls to its recent launches such as the Ioniq 5 2024.
From this portal we have complained about the compromise in security that having everything on a touch screen entails and other disadvantages. However, at Hyundai that has not been the reason to start making changes. It has been a matter of the opinion of your clientswho found it annoying to have to constantly resort to these touch commands. This trend that Tesla started years ago seems to is being rolled back due to logical reasons. While driving it takes less time and takes less attention to touch a button than a screen.
It is expected that, in the future, autonomous driving will have more weight in driving. By then, the user will be more relaxed and will have to pay less attention, but for now you already have enough stimuli to focus on others that require as much. Everything indicates that in the next Hyundai there will be some additional buttons that will coexist with the screensWell, that’s not going to disappear. We will have to thank HDNA for that, which is also playing a fundamental role in vehicles like the Santa Cruz or the Sonata, in addition to influencing others like the Santa Fe.
