[mhb]

1. Cars should have physical controls.

2. The smart knob is a clever device.

3? Smart knob somehow addresses cars no longer having physical controls.

[CRConrad]

2. The smart knob is a physical control.

So 1 + 2 = 3. HTH!

[mhb]

Thanks for the insight, but a multi-function physical control that requires looking at to know what mode it's in doesn't seem like the panacea to which TFA seems to be alluding.