I disagree with many of the points made. While they sound logical when written, they don't work in every day driving.
Having a touch screen instead of physical buttons and dials sounds great at first and looks awesome, but when it comes to usability while driving a car, it actually isn't so good. A physical button is always in the same spot. Your muscle memory will let you reach and operate the button without looking, without thinking, without going through different pages or menus. That's exactly what you want in a car. Keep the eyes on the road, not navigate through a touchscreen UI.
Touch screen wins because that's what we consider cool and modern today, but it doesn't mean it actually is better in a car.
Same with customized information and displays changing depending on conditions. Knowing where something is is absolute key to feeling in control. If information and controls appear and disappear, we feel out of control and stressed. Having a car decide what you can see and what you can do makes you feel out of control and treated like a child.
Here is where Apple is absolutely right. They allow very little customization in terms of UI. It makes you feel familiar and in control and at ease.
Simple example: fuel gauge. It could be totally hidden for the first 3/4. It is of absolutely no concern as long as you have plenty of range. The article suggest all info should be hidden until it becomes relevant. Here is why that theory is wrong. Seeing the information right in front of me gives me security. I see the fuel gauge go down slowly as I drive. I see it's going down according to the miles driven. It tells me that everything is fine and goes as it is supposed to go. Seeing information reassures me that all is good, that things are on track. It gives me an idea how far roughly I can go and let's me decide when I think would be a good idea to stop and charge/fill up. Often this is not a decision on pure need, but what feel comfortable and good to me at the time. I could make a completely different decision in the same conditions on a different day depending on my mood or needs.
Some information has no relevance to a certain situation. There is no good or bad moment to look at it. We still feel it's good to have it visible all the time. Time and date good examples. It's on the dashboard all the time. When would it be a good time to see the clock and when isn't it? When is it a good time to see the map overview in the navigation? Most people like to hide it and just show the next turn. Yes often that's all you need, but sometimes I like to see where I am overall on the map, if there is a free section coming up or a surface streets where I might find food before I go on the freeway.
Seeing information is much more than just about how useful it is in a certain moment or not.