Volkswagen has announced that it will equip all of its vehicles produced after 2008 with a touch-screen interface. The new touch-screen will control many of the vehicle's functions, including HVAC, radio, navigation and trip-computer. The move is intended to decrease the number of switches and buttons in VW vehicles, as well as reduce manufacturing complexity.
“Touch-screen is the most intuitive and easy to use man-machine interface,†VW group design chief Walter de’ Silva told Automotive News Europe. “Simplicity is what we are trying to install, not only in design, but also in functionality of all new VW models to come.â€
VW's head of electrical and electronics development, Volkmar Tanneberger, said that ease of use of the new touch-screen is a high priority for the automaker. “It is important that the development of increasingly enhanced electronics does not result in car owners being overwhelmed by them,†he said.
The shift to a touch screen control panel is an innovation that will beat most other automakers to market and could give VW a slight boost in its North American turnaround plan.
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