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by ghostpepper 1011 days ago
Mazda still has a ton of physical buttons in addition to the screen though. The following are all _dedicated_ buttons / switches / knobs:

- Volume up/down (knob), press to mute

- Hazard lights (button)

- Windshield wipers (stalk) including front/rear, speed, intermittent, etc

- Headlights/highbeams (stalk)

- Turn signals

- AC on/off, fan speed, fresh air/recirc, seat warmers

- Temperature up/down is a dedicated, physical knob

- Driver/passenger windows

- Side mirror adjust

- Trunk open/close

- Cycle through backup camera views

- Parking sensor enable/disable

- Cruise control on/off/speed/distance

- Media controls (ff/rw/mute)

- There are even dedicated physical buttons for the touchscreen,eg. a button that always takes you to whatever map you're using (google/apple), a button that takes you to whatever is playing music (spotify/apple/podcast/etc)

Sorry if this sounds like I'm a mazda shill but every time this topic comes up on HN I am incredibly glad that I prioritized physical controls and IMHO they're really doing it correctly.