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FleetCheck Warns: Touchscreen Cars Increase Driver Distraction

2/23/2026

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FleetCheck, a fleet-management company, urges fleets to drop touchscreen-only cars, citing driver distraction by Peter Golding.
Europe and China enforce regulations for physical buttons in vehicles.
European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) mandates tactile controls for functions to reach five-star rating, affecting sales.
Research shows touchscreens raise lane drifting by 42% during use.
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will enforce binding tactile-control standards by July 2027.

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FleetCheck, a fleet-management company, urges fleets to drop touchscreen-only cars, citing driver distraction by Peter Golding.
Europe and China enforce regulations for physical buttons in vehicles.
European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) mandates tactile controls for functions to reach five-star rating, affecting sales.
Research shows touchscreens raise lane drifting by 42% during use.
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will enforce binding tactile-control standards by July 2027.