Shifters
Reinventing the automatic shifter: the strange, the bad, and the ugly
For whatever reason, car companies keep trying to reinvent the automatic shifter. The classic PRNDL has given way to dials, buttons, and stalks.
FCA's shifter fiasco proves novel gear selectors are a bad idea
NHTSA is investigating 853,000 Fiat-Chrysler cars because of confusing gear selectors. Perhaps a return to simple shifters is in order.