Control system for vehicle interior

A vehicle control system for a vehicle interior, comprising:

• a control element for a user to interact with to control one or more user controllable vehicle functions, the control element comprising:
• a conductive plastic sensing electrode configured to provide one or more electrical signals in response to a user interaction with the control element;
• a non-conductive plastic cover material provided on or over the conductive plastic sensing electrode;
• and
• a connection circuit board comprising a plurality of sensing points for measuring the one or more electrical signals provided by the control element;
• wherein the conductive plastic sensing electrode is configured to electrically connect to at least one of the sensing points of the connection circuit board by means of mechanical and/or frictional engagement to measure the one or more electrical signals,
• wherein the conductive plastic sensing electrode is configured to provide the one or more electrical signals in response to a change in capacitance caused by contact and/or movement of a conductive object on/across the non-conductive plastic cover material on/over the sensing electrode, and/or in response to a change in capacitance caused by a pressure or force applied on/to the non-conductive plastic cover material on or over the sensing electrode, and
• wherein the control system is connectable to an electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle for controlling one or more user controllable vehicle functions in response to a user interaction with the control element.