Customizable and reconfigurable virtual instrument panel

An instrument panel comprising:

• a display interface integrated with a vehicle at a location within the vehicle;
• one or more encoders coupled to a first portion of the display interface;
• one or more RFID receivers coupled to the first portion of the display interface;
• at least one interface component removably coupled to a second portion of the display interface, wherein the at least one interface component houses an RFID transmission chip and is in operable communication with the one or more encoders;
• and
• a processor, operably coupled to the one or more encoders and the RFID receivers, wherein the processor is further configured to:
• identify the interface component housing the RFID transmission chip by detecting an associated RFID signal of the RFID transmission chip via the one or more RFID receivers,
• analyze positions of at least a portion of the at least one interface component using the one or more encoders,
• form control input data based on the analyzed positions, and
• control a device of the vehicle using the control input data and the identification of the interface component housing the RFID transmission chip, wherein the associated RFID signal is associated with the device.