"From dangerous door handles to confounding shifters, futuristic controls have made cars less predictable and more annoying to use. But things are finally headed in the right direction again, as automakers are finally starting to rework their silliest control schemes. First to go: Ford's annoying rotary-knob shifter. Long an annoyance on the Ford Mustang Mach-E and other modern Blue Oval products, the rotary shifter is out of the way, hard to use without looking down and takes up valuable center console space."
"In fact, despite the Mach-E heading into its fourth year on sale, the infotainment system is still a laggy mess. The menus are reasonably intuitive and the graphics are clear, but new menu sections took seconds to load, and when scrolling on the screen the movement noticeably lags behind your actual finger. It's like having an iPad 2 with a ten-year-old processor mounted on a plinth, and it's the only way to do anything."
Over the past decade, automakers introduced many futuristic controls that often made vehicles less predictable and harder to use. Rotatory-knob shifters, dangerous door handles, and other designs created usability problems. Many EV makers adopted column shifters that are reachable and operable without looking; Ford replaced the Mustang Mach-E's rotary-knob shifter with a column shifter for 2025, improving parking and maneuvering. The Mach-E retains other awkward controls such as press-to-pop door buttons and frunk controls hidden in a slow drop-down menu. The infotainment system remains laggy, with menu sections taking seconds to load and scrolling noticeably delayed.
Read at insideevs.com
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