>I don't think having physical buttons worked well for BlackBerry.
Phones aren't 2T vehicles you need to control at speed or you'll kill someone.
If you want a paralel form the consumer tech space, look at game consoles. They all use primarily highly tactile physical buttons and switches instead of large touchscreens, because that's best for accurate control using your muscle memory while keeping your eyes focused on the TV where the action happens, instead of looking at the control surfaces.
Muscle memory is a very important thing in safe vehicle control of any kind, not just cars. Look at crane or excavator operators. They're also looking out the window at what the hook or scoop is doing instead of at the levers they're pulling.
Phones aren't 2T vehicles you need to control at speed or you'll kill someone.
If you want a paralel form the consumer tech space, look at game consoles. They all use primarily highly tactile physical buttons and switches instead of large touchscreens, because that's best for accurate control using your muscle memory while keeping your eyes focused on the TV where the action happens, instead of looking at the control surfaces.
Muscle memory is a very important thing in safe vehicle control of any kind, not just cars. Look at crane or excavator operators. They're also looking out the window at what the hook or scoop is doing instead of at the levers they're pulling.