With regards to designing a state-of-the-art automotive human machine Interface (HMI), the last ten years were extremely exciting, with both opportunities and challenges of immense proportions for technology providers, system integrators, and HMI designers in OEMs. Never before have drivers experienced more infotainment technologies in their cars, and this strong trend is set to become a permanent fixture affecting all vehicle segments, including what are referred to as low-budget cars.