Volkswagen has been listening. All of the complaints, from both customers and media members, about its move to touch-sensitive steering wheel and interior buttons have been heard and VW is getting rid ...

A second automaker has realized that going all-out on capacitive touch buttons is the wrong move. First, Honda backtracked, giving the 10th-generation Civic a physical volume knob to replace the touch ...

Volkswagen released teaser images of a refreshed version of its vaunted MK8 GTI, a car that driving enthusiasts love piloting, but that caused controversy with an unintuitive infotainment system and ...

VW listened to fans and gave the GTI steering wheel buttons again. But the Golf R still doesn't get them, even though it costs $15K more. But the Golf R is special, because its wheel offers a unique ...

Tesla's cost-cutting measures are carefully watched by other players in the automotive industry. Volkswagen has already filed to patent a new steering wheel design integrating the controls for most ...

It can sometimes feel like the arc of progress only moves in one direction and that it’s always making our lives worse. As car makers get turned on to technology—pushed by customers begging to see ...