Does anyone know if the touchscreen has multitouch capability? Even if it doesn't have it now, it would be super-cool to add in a firmware/software update (if the hardware supports it, which I assume it does). As I was driving home from work today I thought how cool it would be to have some customizable multi-touch functionality. Notwithstanding the controls on the steering wheel, it would be super convenient to make other adjustments using the touchscreen and multi-touch, meaning you wouldn't have to look at the screen at all. For instance, a two-finger swipe up or down to adjust the air suspension...a two finger swipe left or right to adjust volume...a five-finger pinch to turn off the climate control, etc... Edit: These gestures would work from any screen...so it's fast and requires no visual attention.
It has always had it. The (Google) Maps UI had pinch-zoom support from early on. Also, alluded to this in a post on the Dashboard and Console Controls thread (about having something similar to Apple's VoiceOver framework and accessibility gestures): Model S Dashboard and console controls
Ahh...duh...I knew that!!! Really I did... But what about support for assigning other functions to gestures? Would be particularly convenient for adjusting suspension height!
Cool idea. Might possibly be implemented as an app, which could be a blank gesture area with some UI for customizing the gestures to map onto the functions of your choice. Swipes of various kinds (up, down, left, right, 1 finger, 2 fingers, ...) could be to control things in steps (prev/next track/album/artist/etc.) or cycle through options (low/normal regen). Circles could be used for continuous adjustment (clockwise= increase, counterclockwise=decrease) of things like sound volume or pano roof opening. Draw a question mark for help? The gesture area could indicate the gesture being used with some visual feedback, in case you forget or just want to confirm the setting changed.
What an outstanding idea! And - they should be customizable! If not in this release, that would be a cool reason to upgrade. Ahhhh, the beauty of software upgrades comes to the automobile...
It goes beyond just a pinch gesture. You could have driver and passenger doing different things at the same time. The screen is highly responsive. Night and day compared to what Fisker did...
This may have been suggested before, but what about handwriting recognition? Easier than typing, especially while driving :wink:. Something similar to this from Automotive Digest:
The killer app is really voice control ie lower car, raise car, cooler, warmer, cabin lights on, call wife, find nearest Starbucks, I am hungry, read me text, read me email, play Coldplay, alarm!, open all windows, close all windows, find my wife's model X, send text.
Passenger: We should stop for nachos. Tess: Rerouting to Taco Bell... Driver: Tess, I didn't say "Drivers says"!
I thought this to be a gimmick until I entered an address into the gps while driving and never took my eyes off the road. Love it.
@MikeK - Technically it's "TesS" (as in "Tes(la Model) S") but I get lazy when using it in transcripts.