Glossary / General

physical controls

10 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Physical controls are buttons or knobs you can feel and press in the car, so you don't have to look at them while driving.

Technical Definition

Physical controls are tactile buttons, knobs, or switches in a car that allow the driver to operate functions without looking away from the road. They are often preferred for safety and ease of use compared to touchscreen-only interfaces.

Hear It Discussed

"[3802.6s] now we've stopped doing this and returned to physical controls [3806.4s] and they do it with one little thing at a time."
Is The Longbow Speedster The Future Of British Roadsters? — Carmudgeon w/ Cammisa & DTS — Ep 236 The Carmudgeon Show 03:20

"So starting this year, physical controls will be required"
Buttons Beat Screens In Wheel Time Podcast: Your Go-To Automotive Talk Show 01:50

"one of the things that they were telling me, they got rid of the physical controls for the, for the electric seat and they moved it into the, for the electric seat and they moved it into the, the..."
CarCast+Edmunds - New BMW X5 and Genesis GV60 Magma. CarCast 35:14