It's funny, people often compare Tesla (or electric cars in general) to the transition to iPhones from our flip phones and the complaints are the exact same: "I would prefer tactile controls"
Steering wheel buttons / stalk controls I can use without looking, but Tesla has those as well.
The risk of using the touchscreen in my Tesla vs using a tactile control in a traditional car is night and day in favor of the Tesla. Even if you have to look at the screen and not tactile controls.
I am not physically executing most maneuvers. And as a result, I am MORE alert to the conditions around me.