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>It costs Tesla $0 per vehicle to add a new button to their cars. It costs millions for everyone else. This is not a useless capability; it makes a difference every single day. Complaint #1 about Teslas' from owners that I have spoken to is that the UI/UX requires total re-learning as opposed to other cars, and then when the re-learning phase is complete, it's still difficult to operate without full attention. Sure,…
> but try convincing normal commuters that they should pull over to adjust the volume on their stereo. But they don't have to. On a Tesla you can adjust the volume using the physical knob on the steering wheel; similarly you can activate or deactivate turn signals using the stalks. This is an example of touchscreens and physical controls working together, just like it would be outlandish to expect pilots to touch-and…
Re: We need physical audio kill switches
#441Touchscreen (lack of physical response, unable to locate position without seeing) is really bad for while driving cars. I won't saying for other use cases like airplanes, tables. IANAP but I suspect that pilot needs less continuous attention for the air during fly compared to driving a car.