As TFA indicates, clearly a lot of experience on how to make a car reliable and easy to use has been lost, one way or another.
How about some common sense?
∃x car-with-good-control-design(x)
but not ∀ cars or ∀ manufacturers and not ∀ cars of any manufacturer
All major car manufacturers do indeed have experience or access to experience in critical control design. The problem isn't in their abilities but in their choices.