You’d tbink would at least be some design guides for the UI to be bigger and more forgiving.

Why make people try to hit tiny targets while they’re driving? Every button could be a square inch.

Garbage software in automotive is guaranteed because it's a cost center. Why bother hiring the best when good enough will do? It's not like the customer has any choice, right?

The only company that doesn't treat it like this is Tesla (and to a point Rivian), but they're software companies that just happen to produce cars rather than the other way around.