Mazdas do lock the screen when in motion.

Actions can be accomplished using a 'big knob' button that can be turned or pressed. The driver can still distract themselves, but I believe it's to a lesser extent that the touch screen.

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moogly 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

In the MY2026 CX-5 (announced in July), the control knob went the same way as BMW's iDrive jog control: it's gone.

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para_parolu 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Personal anecdote: I have mazda and tesla and drive both regularly. I’ve got many more times distracted with mazda knob trying to turn on album than doing the same in tesla. I used to think knob is safer until I started to see difference every day.

	▲	decafninja 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Also, IIRC the latest version of their best selling car - the CX-5, abandons the knob for pure touchscreen. Supposedly the story is that outside of a small but vocal contingent on the Internet, most buyers did not like the knob.