I bet implementing the glove box control in this way simplifies the tooling/assembly somehow.
Nobody wants touch-screen glove box latches
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Re: Nobody wants touch-screen glove box latches
#12I hate a lot of the touch screen controls in the Tesla - like AC controls. But the glovebox is actually pretty nice. Being software controlled means I can require a PIN to open it. Also, there's no handle so it doesn't even look like a glovebox is there. If someone breaks in they probably aren't getting to any valuables in the glovebox.
Re: Nobody wants touch-screen glove box latches
#13Reminds me of an aggravating feature (or really lack thereof) in my new Prius. It has wireless charging, but requires a cable connection for CarPlay.
I hope I never meet a Toyota engineer in person, because it would be hard not to do something criminal to them.
Re: Nobody wants touch-screen glove box latches
#14I hate a lot of the touch screen controls in the Tesla - like AC controls. But the glovebox is actually pretty nice. Being software controlled means I can require a PIN to open it. Also, there's no handle so it doesn't even look like a glovebox is there. If someone breaks in they probably aren't getting to any valuables in the glovebox.
you keep valuables in your glovebox?
Re: Nobody wants touch-screen glove box latches
#15I hate a lot of the touch screen controls in the Tesla - like AC controls. But the glovebox is actually pretty nice. Being software controlled means I can require a PIN to open it. Also, there's no handle so it doesn't even look like a glovebox is there. If someone breaks in they probably aren't getting to any valuables in the glovebox.
you keep valuables in your glovebox?
I keep a revolver in it.
Re: Nobody wants touch-screen glove box latches
#16A conversation that should have happened during the development of this car, but didn't: "Remind me again why the brake pedal isn't a button buried in a sub-menu? Because that would be inconvenient, unintuitive, and doesn't allow quick access? Then why the fuck would you do this with anything ?"
This comment should be a government mandated poster displayed in every design & software shop on the planet.
Re: Nobody wants touch-screen glove box latches
#17I hate a lot of the touch screen controls in the Tesla - like AC controls. But the glovebox is actually pretty nice. Being software controlled means I can require a PIN to open it. Also, there's no handle so it doesn't even look like a glovebox is there. If someone breaks in they probably aren't getting to any valuables in the glovebox.
I've got a prybar and a battery powered angle grinder that suggest your buttonless glovebox isn't as secure as you think.
Re: Nobody wants touch-screen glove box latches
#18I like it. It means if someone breaks into the car they can’t get into the glove box. Also, with a Tesla, the car is never off so you don’t need to turn the car on again to get access to it.
Re: Nobody wants touch-screen glove box latches
#19Reminds me of an aggravating feature (or really lack thereof) in my new Prius. It has wireless charging, but requires a cable connection for CarPlay. I hope I never meet a Toyota engineer in person, because it would be hard not to do something criminal to them.
Wait, iPhones support CarPlay without a cable?
Re: Nobody wants touch-screen glove box latches
#20Reminds me of an aggravating feature (or really lack thereof) in my new Prius. It has wireless charging, but requires a cable connection for CarPlay. I hope I never meet a Toyota engineer in person, because it would be hard not to do something criminal to them.
Wait, iPhones support CarPlay without a cable?
Yes, it's called Wireless CarPlay. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205634