This always attracts pedants whining “the creator said to pronounce it like jif!” and it’s like, OK, A) That’s an appeal to authority, one of the best known logical fallacies B) The creator of Mother’s Day spent over 30 years trying to get people to stop celebrating it, but too bad, I’m still gonna wish my Mom a happy Mother’s Day, you know?

This is partly true, but regulations do allow for a computer screen digital version of the basic safety display, as long as it can be demonstrated to be reliable and work without other systems like the infotainment system, and many manufacturers have implemented this.

IMO I think the answer to the OP is “it was a stylistic choice”

This one reminds me of:

• Gummy bears contain gelatin
• In the USA at least, gelatin is derived from bones
• Technically, gummy bears are not boneless

There’s a popular patcher application for this problem called ExplorerPatcher