Doesn't change that we have no statistical data for "deaths caused by touchscreens." The nearest offered in the federal numbers that I can find is distracted driving which accounts for roughly 4,000 (which is an estimate) of the ~43,000 that occur in the United States, or ballpark 10%. But that 4,000 estimate includes things like cell phone distraction, your kid screaming in the back seat, or just straight up people not paying attention to the road. And, worth devils' avodacoing here, many newer infotainment systems include things like CarPlay and Android Auto which can if anything mitigate the distracting factor of shitty OEM interfaces.

I don't know how bad they actually are, I know there's been a drumbeat in media recently about how bad they are with no real data I've ever seen to back it up, and I know that I've, at this point, driven more miles with aftermarket touch screen interfaces than I have without and I have yet to be involved in even a minor accident, let alone a fatal one.