‘It’s madness’: Safety fears prompt calls to bring back buttons on car dashboards

The Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 22, 2026

Increasingly complex in-car touchscreen menus are unnecessarily distracting drivers, experts say, with calls to force manufacturers to redesign car controls.

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‘It’s madness’: Safety fears prompt calls to bring back buttons on car dashboards

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Rare earths resource boost in sight as Red Metal drills Qld giant

Sky’s not the limit: $5 trillion sci-fi deal could bring Musk closer to Mars

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ASX retreats as retailers fall, tech stocks gain; Nick Scali tanks

France faces a ‘doom loop’ as it spirals downwards

Japanese top chef sacked after drinking on the job wins $11k payout

ASX finishes higher as banks rise, NextDC tanks; CSL names new CEO

Manhattan Gold reveals high-grade 2.25km Canadian gold footprint

Inside Ben Roberts-Smith’s media campaign for support

Mining giant fires top executive after sexual harassment probe

Locksley gears up for major NSW copper-gold drilling push

Red Metal scales up leach tests at QLD rare earths monster

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