Physical buttons are officially included in the "Euro NCAP" scoring project! It becomes difficult to get 5 stars for a full-screen cockpit

Many car manufacturers are moving towards digital cockpits, including larger screens, streamlined button configurations and even full-touch modes. However, many drivers report that the operation is inconvenient and easily distracted. The authoritative vehicle safety assessment "Euro NCAP" announced that it will officially include physical button configurations in the safety scoring standards, which has become one of the important factors affecting whether a vehicle can obtain a five-star safety rating.

Audi Q7's test results were excellent, and many cases were changed back to physical buttons.

"Euro NCAP" announced that the latest evaluation includes physical buttons in the "driving control" item, requiring key functions such as direction lights, wipers and cleaning devices, hazard warning lights, horns and emergency help buttons to retain easy-to-operate physical buttons. If the touch design is insisted on, the score will be affected.

"Euro NCAP" believes that the above-mentioned functions are closely related to driving safety. If the driver has to search for menus through the touch screen, it will not only increase the operation time, but also may take the eyes away from the road ahead for a long time. It points out that the simpler and more intuitive the vehicle operation is, the more likely it is to reduce the risk of distracted driving. Therefore, it will continue to encourage car manufacturers to retain necessary physical control devices through the evaluation system.

Directional lights, wipers and washer devices, hazard warning lights, horns and emergency help buttons all require physical configuration.

The new Audi Q7, which has just completed the test, has been highly praised, with an overall score of 90% in the driving control item and 100% in the basic driving operation item. Through the ergonomic button and lever configuration, the driver can operate commonly used functions more intuitively. The Kia EV2, which was also tested, also continued the brand's design philosophy of attaching importance to physical control interfaces and showed excellent performance in relevant evaluations.