Capacitive touch sensing has been traditionally used as a design differentiating technology to enable superior aesthetic designs for automotive infotainment applications. With devices maturing to the ...

Volkswagen knows the capacitive touch buttons in its interiors are hated. In an interview with U.K. publication Car Magazine, CEO Thomas Schäfer says an overhaul is on the way, with hardware fixes ...

A second automaker has realized that going all-out on capacitive touch buttons is the wrong move. First, Honda backtracked, giving the 10th-generation Civic a physical volume knob to replace the touch ...

VW faces a new lawsuit over its use of capacitive touch controls. The lawsuit claims that the touch areas on the steering wheel are too easy to activate and have become safety hazards. At least one VW ...

There’s no denying the impact that smartphones and tablets have had on modern vehicles. Look into just about any new car and you’ll find a touchscreen and maybe even a bank of capacitive touch buttons ...

Capacitive touch buttons are a great way to turn just about any (non-conductive) surface into a button, but people generally dislike the lack of tactile feedback. [KontinuumLab] apparently agreed and ...