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Apple always innovates on top of a user experience change. I doubt this time will be different. Tesla made the touchscreen dominant, but Apple won't copy it. Touch screens in cars leave a lot to be desired -- they aren't particularly ergonomic and they lead to screen fatigue. They also don't make much sense in a fully autonomous era.

Apple will likely build an AR-centric user experience using the windshield and new control paradigms. There's a huge area for creativity here and I don't doubt Apple can come up with something that will make a big touch screen seem archaic. If they can make the driver optional, there's even more room to think different.