Technology

I still misclick. It's so dangerous.

Back when I was a teen I'd text and drive with T9 on a Nokia without needing to look at anything but the road. Now I have to concerntrate and time bumps to get try turn the demister on.

Physical buttons are just so much safer and easier since you don't need take focus off driving.

I've thought about making an APK I can get going through Android Auto that simply converts my requests via LLM to commands for the car. But I imagine getting the manufacturer's command lists is near impossible and then there's all the shit blocking an APK permissions to control car components. It would otherwise be super easy.

I want jackknife switches for every function, all wired to go chokBZAK and throw sparks at me every time I use my turn signal. Mad science maximalist aesthetics.

I dont think removing the screen complete is the right way around this. Having something that can display maps and more information is good. But it should have never become the only thing.

You need buttons and easy access to functions that are always available in easy to remember places. So that you aren't spending attention away from the road when you want to change the fan control.

Fuck this bullshit touchscreen only nonsense, actual physical buttons are superior in a car.

I want everything to be toggle switches. If I could get a keyboard made of 105 classic toggle switches it would be worth the effort to type with it.

Although it’s been this for a long while now

Unfortunately that’s absolutely hideous.

Yeah Teslas mostly seem like big integrated bricks of tech that you have to throw out if one part breaks, wouldn't have expected this level of individual modification was possible. Now they just need to make this an option for everyone!

Touch screens are great for dynamic interfaces, but terrible for anything that involves feedback or a tactile experience.

My vehicle - though not a Tesla - still pisses me off that all the stereo controls except the power button are touch-based (even power appears to be a software-activated button as it failed once when the unit locked up). The saving point on my vehicle is that the steering controls (volume, prev/next) do still exist as physical buttons.

At the very least, they're should be a physical on/off, and physical dials/controls for volume and heating adjustments so a driver can change those without taking eyes off the road.

Physical buttons will now be a paid option on vehicles...

For the Tesla enthusiasts that want their car to feel like a real car.

I'll just get something else than a Tesla when EV's get common enough.

I'm also interested in seeing used car prices for EVs. Like how much is a 20 year old Tesla/EV worth, and what range do you get at that time?

You just made me realize I want a standardized modular interfacing system for dashboards. Like a Framework laptop for cars. That would be so dope

They removed all the stalks and the center horn button from the S/X and replaced them with capacitive touch buttons on the steering wheel and screen. It's gone about as well as you might expect.

Programming your Tesla would mean that you upload software that your car runs. I think you can't do that, but you should be allowed to.

As it's a matter of public safety, and as part of a right to repair, all of the software that runs in cars should be open source, and should be able to be updated by the owner.