A new Chinese regulation will require cars to use buttons for safety-related functions, instead of putting them on a touchscreen.

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
  • Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    16 hours ago

    Seems a bit harsh… Especially as if I put my car into park then the electronic handbrake turns on anyway. I never have to pull it manually