I have just more or less read all this thread and I must be missing something.
I agree a key fob should be an option, my current car works perfectly with one. The biggest issue I would have is that you still need to
press the key fob to unlock! You have to get the fob out of your pocket or bag.
All other modern cars I have used have a button on the driver and passenger door handle (and trunk/boot) that you press to lock and unlock the car!!!!! WOW what an idea! It seems Tesla thinks that we are idiots. With said button, you get to choose if you wish the car to lock or unlock as you see fit. Without said button, even the Bluetooth phone option is hampered as it always believes you want the car unlocked when you are near it!
As far as the key card goes, its a neat novel backup solution (One that most manufacturers achieve by a key implanted into the keyfob). However, it would have been nice to have a slot in the car to allow the card to go into and not just sit on the console.
We all know Tesla has some brilliant ideas, but when then start trying to re-invent the wheel, I get annoyed. Its like the lack of any kind of tactile buttons and switches. Telsa's reasoning is that with a touch screen, you allow unlimited programmability as to what the screen does. True, but know one ever said that a row of tactile buttons and a couple of rotary knobs had to have a fixed function. They could be completely user customizable. I'd have one for rotary temperature, 2 buttons for heated seats, a button for my favourite radio station etc. Pretty simple. Probably something that hasn't been much thought of is that in RHD countries, the majority of people are still right handed, and trying to jab a touch screen with your left hand whist driving a car is a complete nightmare, at least for me
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Imagine the above screen, except the buttons are unlabelled for a general idea of what I mean. Obviously it would be Tesla sized and the buttons would perhaps be below.