It's likely a pointless argument - I prefer a minimal design with as few physical knobs as possible and an intelligent self-adjusting system. Other people prefer more traditional physical controls. Just a matter of preference... I haven't seen any data to suggest that people in Teslas are getting into more accidents than people driving Hondas (in fact, the opposite seems to be true: https://motorandwheels.com/do-tesla-cars-crash-more-often/).
Most cars I have been in have abysmal automatic climate controls. Either too hot or too cold. Manual adjustment needed. For that I need knobs. If you give me a car that can actually keep me comfy without needing to adjust things I don't mind not having knobs. Yet to find such a car. Thus I need knobs for that.
For the music definitely need knobs. No car is gonna figure out my mood anytime soon. Thus I need knobs to switch to folder 3 that has my "calm me down music" or folder 5 for "I need Euro Dance now" etc.
A physical cassette or CD requires no taking your eyes off the road. I'd have a few of those around and would know which one is where and you can switch them by touch without looking. Just like I find buttons on the radio or other controls by feel. I know where things are from easy to find reference points like the edge of the middle concole.