I remember test driving a Buick Reatta in the late 80's. At the time, I thought it was the first car to get a touch screen interface, but it turns out that the Buick Riviera had one a year earlier. It was an interesting gimmick, but not practical. I did not buy the car.

I had learned about the GM touch screen interface because I worked for Hughes at the time, and after GM's purchase of Hughes in 1985, they recruited a bunch of engineers from Hughes to automate and improve the vehicle designs and production lines. I had been offered a TDY position in Flint, MI, but who would want to leave Southern California for a job in that place? Just one of many offers that I never regretted turning down.