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by vanshg 1393 days ago
That's exactly what Olympian Motors is doing. They're a YC company.

It's beautifully styled imo and has only physical controls inside

https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/olympian-motors

https://olympianmotors.com/

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> Olympian believes in reducing the number of buttons and switches to simplify the cockpit. We take a voice-first approach to control infotainment, HVAC, seats, doors, and lighting systems.

This sounds like the opposite of OP's request for physical controls.

> We take a voice-first approach

That sounds like a nightmare. So you have to forcibly silence everyone in the car to do anything? Even if I'm alone I would prefer silence and pushing buttons instead of having a conversation with a machine.

Obligatory reference, if you haven't seen it: Scottish Elevator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMS2VnDveP8

-- these are really beautiful - $100,000 USD seems a lot - however - it's a pretty sweet ride --
Design seems more inspired by the 1920s' than the sixties.
The carbon fiber body is hard to repair and is not ecologically friendly.
A base price of $100,000?!
That's a pretty car.