You can install our site as a web app on your iOS device by utilizing the Add to Home Screen feature in Safari. Please see this thread for more details on this.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Tomorrow at 1PM PDT we will be discussing the latest Tesla Shareholder Meeting on the TMC Podcast. You can watch live on YouTube or X and participate in the chat.
Agreed on the law. The fun part is actually, studies shows that interacting with fixed infotainment screens such as CarPlay is actually worse in terms of driver safety & reaction time than a hand held mobile phone... Larger ban on touchscreens incoming?
The interesting thing with these charts though is that alone, they are a blunt instrument as they don't state what the test or function being performed was, nor whether it was even the same.
Example, speed dialling a number and holding a phone to the ear is a different function from typing in an address in a satnav whether on a hand held or touchscreen infotainment. Nor can the same test be performed on all devices, example being a feature phone vs a smart phone.
Of course, none of this will be relevant when FSD is driving the car and we're all watching Netflix right?!
The only car I have had that used a knob to go through the menu's was a BMW with the idrive and that was terrible. Always getting moved accidentally by passengers
This is kinda a moot point, they are just saying they need to be "buttons", which indicators are buttons now, regardless if they are on a stalk or not. The only thing that I believe doesn't meet the criteria is the SOS button which was moved from a physical button to the screen
The only car I have had that used a knob to go through the menu's was a BMW with the idrive and that was terrible. Always getting moved accidentally by passengers
Seems a bit of a regressive approach to insist that only a specific solution is acceptable, surely the point should be that using these functions is appropriate fast and minimises distraction from the road. I could attach a keyboard and require you to type in "Turn on windscreen wipers" which would still be pressing buttons, but would be poor in terms of safety.
Performing actions automatically (reliably!) is a far safer solution as there is no distraction at all.
Voice control rather than using the screen normally works very well for both me and my wife (excepting wiper speeds, trying to navigate anywhere in Wales ...or me trying to control her of course).