Before taking over RideApart, I spent a decade as an automotive journalist covering all the latest and greatest four-wheeled vehicles on the planet. Bugattis to Hondas, hypercars to minivans, I drove them all. Yet, while power waxed and waned, one constant remained during that time: the ever-enbiggening of the vehicle's infotainment display.
Every time I stepped into a new car, truck, SUV, or sports car, it undoubtedly had a bigger screen than the previous model. It got to the point where screens took over the entirety of the dashboard, stretching from A-pillar to A-pillar, with screens for the driver and passenger, as manufacturers believed that's what everyone wanted. More screens, fewer buttons, more stuff. Yet, that trend is now dying as more folks want physical buttons, fewer distractions, and less in-your-face screens.
A revolt against the digital age of automobiles.
