Slide 7 of 23: Even an experienced pilot would have felt intimidated after slipping behind the wheel of the 1986 Volkswagen Orbit concept. Its dashboard was dominated by a wide panel that housed a selection of gauges, switches and screens, all of them digital. This layout replaced every button, knob and dial normally found on the dashboard except three that Volkswagen left in the middle of the steering wheel.The Volkswagen Orbit didn’t reach production and the firm quickly forgot about the concept’s tech-intensive dashboard. However, in 2019, Volkswagen is again moving towards ever-wider screens.