48.26 UI Changes - thumbs up or down?

[pdk42]

So, the new UI. What are your thoughts? On balance I’m not a fan - mainly because the driving visualisation has got even bigger and I really can’t see the point wasting all that screen estate to something so pointless. Now we’ve got the map and music etc squashed up on the left. The biggest UI fail already on in such a big screen is that you can’t have music and map co-resident. This makes it worse. And I still can’t understand why the lights can’t be controlled by tapping the icons rather than having to go into a menu. Try turning fog lights on in a hurry.

 

[Alan J]

So, the new UI. What are your thoughts? On balance I’m not a fan - mainly because the driving visualisation has got even bigger and I really can’t see the point wasting all that screen estate to something so pointless. Now we’ve got the map and music etc squashed up on the left. The biggest UI fail already on in such a big screen is that you can’t have music and map co-resident. This makes it worse. And I still can’t understand why the lights can’t be controlled by tapping the icons rather than having to go into a menu. Try turning fog lights on in a hurry.

I like some of it e.g. Speed Limit stuff but not others especially the much larger Avatar Area, why not make some of this optional or relate it to FSD installed or not ?

 

[Dilly]

I can’t get my head round why I need to see what the car is visualising at all. In my view it’s a distraction. I can see all I need through the windscreen. I assume it’s for the driver to spot anything untoward like phantom braking and report it.
it’s fun, but is it really necessary?

 

[pgkevet]

For some bizarre reason in the S the binnacle display words have shrunk such that speed, charge level, gear selection and time are now tiny. Unless they're making room for some wonderful FSD display.........

 

[Limey]

The speed, ap and roadsign position is a step back.

Adding camera to the bottom bar has made it lop sided. Why could it not stay on the card area.

I don't know why the volume up/down needs it's own icon, could be either.side of music.

There's so much unused space.

The bottom bar in darkmode, is a shade of grey instead of black, but the "more" pop up is black.

Good intentions, poorly implementation.

 

[Mr H]

They've already said that alternative views are on the way, i'll reserve judgment until then

 

[Zakalwe]

Way too much wasted space with the new visualisations.
Try reading a web page when parked....half the screen is now taken up by an image of the blooming car. The web browser should have a "maximise" option to allow it to go full screen.

Shoving all the icons onto the task bar squashes them up. They were already difficult enough to hit when driving, now they're almost dangerous.

A big thumbs down from me. Shame we can't wind back updates.

 

[gangzoom]

For some bizarre reason in the S the binnacle display words have shrunk such that speed, charge level, gear selection and time are now tiny. Unless they're making room for some wonderful FSD display.........

I think that's almost certainly the reason, I cannot wait to see it .

 

[glide]

Thumbs down. I would love to roll back if I could.

 

[pdk42]

I can’t get my head round why I need to see what the car is visualising at all. In my view it’s a distraction. I can see all I need through the windscreen. I assume it’s for the driver to spot anything untoward like phantom braking and report it.
it’s fun, but is it really necessary?

Totally agree. Would be nice if it could be minimised.

 

[Steveh8]

Fonts are too small now.

 

[JuliaT]

Totally agree that scrunching the map/browser/etc display, which is at times essential, to make room for more or less useless visualizations is a terrible move.

 

[mrobins64495]

I don’t mind it tbh.

No boom box for me? Anyone else got it?

 

[Tonyf]

Initially devastated the Navigation and Spotify display had been reduced, but the bigger picture I suppose is that the larger drive screen area will probably be very useful for a multitude of other purposes. Looks a bit of a hash at this point, but I think with the right tweets in the months ahead it’ll be fine.

On balance I think it’s an improvement - Just...

 

[ACarneiro]

Waiting for it to land...

 

[MrBadger]

Without seeing the new layout, but based on previous layout, I have always thought that the UI needs to be more context aware - one set of priorities for AP/FSD, one for 'normal' driving, another for park etc. The problem with that, is that AP/FSD is not stable enough at the moment for this to work without compromising its feel, but you would still get away with one for park and one for drive.

I'm glad the option to change vote seems to be in there. Peoples thoughts may change over time.

 

[simonh]

Been for a drive and overall I like it. Yes, the actual speed could be a little bigger. Seems a little messy with so many speeds together and I feel like the Autopilot available/on symbol should be somehow integrated into the TACC set speed to declutter the number of numbers or move all the autopilot symbol and it's engaged speed to the left and keep actual speed and limit on the right...

No problem with the symbols down the side. Had to look where the indicators had gone but will soon get used to that and new users won't know any different.

 

[DS369]

I don't like it if it stays fixed. Need options. I don't need visualizations all the time for example. Bottom row should be customizable as well.

If left side is collapsible, like a menu that would be nice. I don't always need to see the speed as well, could be a tiny number or no number, especially when I have speed limit warnings on. Gear indicator could be 1 letter, what's the point of seeing other grayed out ones?

They messed up proportions for sure. Proper margins are key for UX flow.

 

[Adopado]

There was an interesting piece on the radio today about the loss of "nuance" amongst most of us currently. The perceived need for black and white decisions ... pinning your colours to some issue or other ... or deciding whether you like or don't like something as if there's only one item to consider when there are many aspects, features and shades of difference... So, is the UI an improvement or retrograde step? My answer is ... neither!

 

[RichieC]

i dont mind the UI, but im not keen on the fact that it makes NAV, Camera, Web browser etc display smaller.
I think it should resize elements of the display depending on the context of what you're doing at the time - e.g. enlarge the Car Visulisation diplay when on FSD, if you're parked and open the web browser, it should go full screen..