In the eighties and nineties, BMW and Mercedes spent a huge amount of money on researching how to lay out car interiors. The idea being, a car with easy to read displays and easy to use controls is going to be safer.

Although, TBH, I think the best heater controls are from old Toyotas. https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1618833... Windshield fogging up? Push all the controls to the right. Don't even have to look at it.