Let’s talk about minimalism in the auto industry. Decades ago auto manufacturers competed not only for the best exterior design or performance, they also compete for interior design, practicality and who could give more information.

The cockpit used to resemble those in airplanes, the more buttons, dials, gauges the better. Some specialty companies only built quality gauges and precision instruments for high-end manufacturers.

I remember that more buttons mean more features. Nowadays with technology evolving everything is turning more minimalistic, the concept of less means more is taking the car industry by storm.

Maybe driven by tech companies entering the auto space or maybe because of a more straightforward approach for less distracting driving.

The clean design, fewer dials, gauges and buttons mean more room for storage; a center screen controls everything. A less distracted driver has been born but, simultaneously, more dependent on technology.

Some manufacturers are rethinking the way a proper steering wheel should be. At what point surrendering all the control to a screen is going to be the norm?