You can adjust the temperature from the scroll wheels on the steering wheel.

... or about a million other cars, sadly.

I'm tentatively looking for a new car and it looks like i'm locked out of most of the nice things because of idiotic touch screen controls.

>> If I can't adjust the air conditioning while looking at the road, I don't want it.

Is this even a problem on a Tesla? My 2005 Honda with climate control can do this. I rarely adjust my a/c or heat. On a super hot or cold day, it will simply try its hardest at the beginning to reach the desired temperature before settling down.

I would think a new car like a Tesla would do it even better out of the box than my aging car.

It's worse than that. You can't even open the glove compartment without operating the touchscreen!

Or maybe you just can't afford it and are looking for a reason to make yourself feel better. :D How far long do you think before Tesla will support voice control? Or perhaps ML driven system that knows how to adjust the climate based on the passengers? Tesla is a computer/car hybrid ya know?

You can set auto-climate control and will be able to change climate with voice in the future: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/952750646406426624?s=21