The chip crisis is pushing automakers to change. BMW will remove touch screens from its models – HNonline.sk

Despite the current unpleasant droughts on the semiconductor market, the Munich carmaker has so far managed to produce its vehicles for customers in principle without major restrictions.

At the end of this year, however, even the premium BMW had to comply with certain restrictions in its equipment, which resulted in a certain reduction in the functionality of its vehicles.

However, in an effort to maintain the level of production, the chip emergency forced him to release touch controls from the screen of the multimedia and information system, which sits on the dashboard. Let’s take a closer look at what they are.

We have no doubt that many drivers would not miss touch screens in cars at all, he writes TopSpeed.sk. Today, these systems take control of the hardware buttons to the extent that it is necessary – often to set up even the most frequently used functions – to open various submenus.

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