The regulation calls out 19 vehicle functions which must have physical controls inside the vehicle, with additional requirements about size and usability of the buttons.
Those functions include:
Turn signals
Hazard lights
Horn
PRND gear shifter
Driver assist function, if present
Windshield wipers
Windshield defroster
Power windows
Emergency call system
Power off switch for EVs
I don’t get what was wrong with a PRNDL with big physical detents and feedback. I don’t understand what these goofy little knobs and blobs improve about the user experience.
I agree, though low in the context of an EV would be pointless until you just want the acceleration curve to be different for some reason