Industry insiders: Cars still need to have physical operation keys.

date
03/07/2026
Journalists learned from several car companies' research and development engineers that in recent years, the unresponsiveness, slow response speed, or poor recognition capabilities of voice assistants in heavy rain have become a common problem in the industry's intelligence upgrade. Not long ago, a voice assistant mistakenly turned off the car's headlights, causing a collision accident and attracting widespread attention. Moreover, the unresponsiveness and misunderstanding of voice assistants have become a new focal point for car owners' complaints. In the era of major changes in the automotive industry, excessive intelligence and the guarantee of physical mechanical safety are becoming new topics for car quality. Industry professionals believe that given the limitations of current voice operating systems, retaining physical buttons is still necessary.