European New Car Assessment Program’s button mandate forces a rethink of the digital cockpit
EuroNCAP to reward physical controls, penalise touchscreen-only safety functions.
For more than a decade, the automotive industry followed a clear trajectory: digitize the driving experience, replace physical controls with touchscreens and let software define the cockpit. From 2026, Europe’s most influential vehicle safety assessor will begin to reverse that logic.
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