@paco it is possible to get closer to this, even with touch. Think: MacBook touch pad. Due to haptics and pressure sensor, it feels like you are pressing on something mechanical to ‘click’, but it doesn’t actually move (I constantly find this amazing). We could do something similar in cars. You would not feel the button, but at least you could slide to get the right one before activating it.

There have been various attempts to get texture with touch. Nothing has yet taken off.