Are Touch Screens Making Cars Worse?

Agree or Disagree: Are Touch Screens Making Cars Worse? That is the title of this piece from Popular Mechanics…

Why have buttons and switches cluttering up the dashboard when you could have just one touchscreen with all the functions? The simple answer is that buttons are always where you remember them to be, and can easily be used without taking your eyes off the road. Our discussion here involves the persistent disconnect between engineering and design.

(graphic by Gemini)