This would be akin to "remote start" on vehicles today, save this charges my battery vs. warming up my car (that's a different thread :)). People have to leverage some logic and not to start while in a closed space.
Just saw this article on snow-covered lights on EV's and how Rivian potentially solved it:
https://www.thedrive.com/news/rivian-patent-could-solve-one-of-electric-truck-owners-biggest-complaints
Since Rivian and Scout have a "relationship" from an internal tech perspective, wondering if they...
You'd probably acclimate to it, but yeah this type of button seems better served on the dash vs. steering wheel. Likely they were going for overall aesthetics...
While an interesting idea, think how many people would use it vs. cost of designing, producing, etc. I'm swaying more towards simplicity (as simple as an EV can get nowadays) vs complexity. Heated blankets definitely a more affordable answer!