The automotive industry is just as susceptible to fads as any other.A good example is the minimalist-style interiors pioneered by Tesla, which have now been adopted widely, particularly by Chinese electric vehicles. Empty consoles, no buttons, and a giant, ‘floating’ tablet or two superglued to the dashboard.And while most trends are innocent enough and done to entice you to buy the Next New Thing, there’s one being rolled out on almost every new model and update that’s a real problem: replacing the indicator stalk with the drive selector.In the 1950s, US automakers were each coming up with their own fang-dangled…