After Removing the Buttons, Volvo Finally Changes Its Mind
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After years of moving almost all car functions to touchscreens, Volvo is changing tack and bringing back some physical controls to the cabin. During a question-and-answer session following the presentation of the company's 2026 strategy, returning design chief Thomas Ingenlath said Volvo wants to rethink how drivers interact with vehicles. According to him, the lack of physical controls is one of the issues the company wants to address, especial…
After years of shifting more and more functions to large touchscreens, many manufacturers are now admitting that this approach is not always the best solution. Physical buttons are making a comeback.
Following criticism, Volvo is abandoning its touchscreen-heavy interior design and bringing back physical buttons to its vehicles.
Volvo heard the criticism. After several years of concentrating more and more functions on the central screen, the Swedish brand recognizes that it may have gone too far. Some physical buttons will return to their cars. Thomas Ingenlath, who recently returned to Volvo's design leadership, addressed the theme during a question session [...] The post Volvo admits that he also misses the physical buttons first appeared in Automotive Reason.
Under the pressure of customers and new safety rules, Volvo recognizes in 2026 that it has sacrificed its physical buttons too much to touch screens. The brand prepares a rebalanced cabin whose first details are already emerging.
The head of the design department of the Swedish car company, which celebrates its centenary next year, said that future Volvo models will feature significantly more physical switches.
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