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Carmakers are equipping their latest models with fancy touchscreens, but that could cause problems with Europe’s largest car safety authority.

The European New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP) is revamping its rating system starting Jan. 1, 2026 to mandate that five of a car's primary controls — its horn, windshield wipers, turn signals, hazard warning lights and SOS features — will need physical buttons or switches.

Car models will have to comply to get NCAP's coveted five-star rating. The scheme is voluntary but is heeded by most automakers because it's closely monitored by consumers.

Belgium-based NCAP says that purely digital controls are a potential safety issue.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (14 children)

Do any cars actually put those 5 listed controls in their screen though? I think even teslas have buttons for all of those.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (13 children)

Newer Teslas don't have a turn signal stalk. They've put the turn signals on capacitive touch elements on the steering wheel because of course they have.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Thank god mine still came with a turn signal stalk. I've sort of come to terms with most of Tesla's touchscreen-only shenanigans but adjusting the AC or just changing the station still seems like an unnecessarily complicated chore. Worst is windshield wipers though, I don't want to tap through three menus or even talk to my car to just turn the damn things on because the rain sensor doesn't seem to do jack shit in a Tesla, yet here I am.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

because the rain sensor doesn't seem to do jack shit in a Tesla

That's because they saved 70 cents and don't have rain sensors, they use "AI" image recognition to detect rain and snow.

It works as well as it sounds.

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