US EditionChina to Mandate Physical Buttons in Touchscreen Crackdown
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Monday, February 16, 2026 – 21:23 WIB China, ON VIVO – The Chinese government is beginning to slow down the trend towards fully tactile cars. Through the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), local regulators plan to re-enforce the use of physical buttons for a number of important functions in new vehicles as of July 1, 2026. It can ensure a career, Meutya Hafid warns young women not to miss technical. This standard is a revisi…
The Chinese government is starting to put the brakes on the all-touchscreen car trend. Through the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), local regulators plan to make it mandatory.
Starting in the summer of 2026 in China, new cars will have to have certain physical buttons, for functions that can no longer be dematerialized in a touchscreen. China tackles touchscreens In recent years, touchscreens have invaded the interiors of our cars. While they were once limited to the central console and served as an interface to the on-board infotainment system, the manufacturers wanted to simplify their interiors by putting everywher…
China is preparing a new regulation that will force manufacturers to incorporate physical controls for essential functions in a measure that seeks to reduce distractions and improve safety against excessive use of touch screens. China wants to put an end to a fashion that has spread like gunpowder among electric cars: the extreme minimalism in the cabin that fashioned Tesla and followed many other groups, especially in China. But the tendency to…
(Dan Tri Newspaper) - After deciding to ban the unsafe design of door handles hidden within the car body, Chinese authorities are now turning their attention to car touchscreens.
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