to add to the "dumb" things is the electronic parking brake.
I hate it!!!
I loved the satisfaction and reassurance of the "clicking" on the old parking brake, and to remove it, just pull down. I knew at all times the position of the p-brake. Now, I never know if it is engaged or not, I have no tangible clue that it is working, and I have no idea if it will turn off or not when I start driving.
Give me the old one!
(but it does look better...oh well...)