earthling
Iam Notdesi
I would like to "second" the motion regarding motorized side mirrors. I've had them for eight years now and I retract them nearly every time I park.
Cheers! =)
Cheers! =)
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And ultimately that's what matters most. As long as you're content with the gaps and happy with the car, then who cares if it has slightly wider panel gaps than other automobiles?
But just for kicks I wanted to compare it to another silver car, a Lexus. The Model S certainly has wider gaps, but I think what exacerbates the gaps is the fact that the seams extend to the base of the car, as opposed to other cars such as this Lexus. So some of it may be the illusion created by these long seams.
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The problem with these two pictures is that the Lexus has direct sun, while the Tesla has shade. The sun is entering the gaps and making them lighter, thus diminishing their apparent size. If you look at the front edge of the drivers door of the Tesla, near the A pillar, there is a tiny amount it sun. The panel gap there looks much smaller than the ones in shade. The hood panel gap is also getting some sun and looks smaller, but it also at an angle.
Absolutely. I wish people would stop offering these criticisms on the basis of photographs. It's a totally unreliable and foolish way to "measure" panel gaps. Frankly the only way to make these comparisons is with a micrometer on the actual cars, but that would require some actual work, right? Fortunately, Soflauthor has done that and posted the actual results for us to check. On the basis of his measurements and other postings for the standards set by BMW and Volvo it seems the Model S stands up quite well.
For the most part you're right, but I disagree that measurements are the only way to gauge things. Perception is reality. If 2 gaps are similar but something about the surrounding construction makes one LOOK larger than e other, is that not significant?
As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. No one is foolish for feeling what they feel.
Love the direction Soflauthor is headed in with his console prototype. Soflauthor, how long to you think it will be before you'll have the fabricated alpha prototype?
Yeah. I think the left side of the car door gaps look really bad (as seen in the 2nd pic). Especially the front door gaps. That's a straight on shot, so no odd effects from the angle of the shot or anything. Just one man's opinion. Car looks gorgeous otherwise though!
The only difference that I see in panel gaps is that the panels on the BMW look misaligned and pinched together at the lower ridge between the doors while having a larger gap at the top. The physical space or "gaps" look the same but the Tesla panels look to be perfectly aligned while the BMW panels are crooked.
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Those gaps in the BMW are awful. What sloppy manufacturing! As bad or worse than Tesla Who took those photos?
Soflauthor,
Does the CCI extend out the arm rest a little?
And ultimately that's what matters most. As long as you're content with the gaps and happy with the car, then who cares if it has slightly wider panel gaps than other automobiles?
That actually may be more tough than you think. It appears the S is using raster tiles from Google Maps, meaning they're just image files and therefore fixed in orientation. Rotating a raster of this type would look pretty muddy, so that's why they don't just implement that.
Google has available vector maps, which would be ideal to use for a variety of reasons (including orientation changes), but are complex to implement. It's been stated that they aren't running stock Android with a custom skin, but something else on top of Linux. So, the components for vector rendering may not be there yet. I think we'll have to wait a while for that to be implemented.
As soon as you hit an address and the navigate button you get a window on the left of the dash that shows your direction based on your compass heading. This compensates for the true north only on the big screen in my view.
As soon as you hit an address and the navigate button you get a window on the left of the dash that shows your direction based on your compass heading.
That was true when I first got the car. But since the firmware update a few days ago, I don't get the garmin map on the left side of the dash when I navigate. The next-turn direction box still flashes there, but it's otherwise blank. I reported it to Tesla; haven't heard back yet. I can still see the google map, hear the voice, and see the next-turn box, so it's not critical to have it. Just odd that it's no longer there.
Whoa, I hate to show my noobness but to hear (er, read) that there are programmable steering wheel buttons is awesome. That was the only feasible response that came to mind when I first heard about the "glass" cockpit (all touchscreen, that is). I desire tactile feedback to facilitate actuating controls without looking. And that is the answer.Did you try rebooting the system? Also, if you hold down the left (or right) thumb-wheel button you can select new things to place there (music, nav....etc). Maybe it just got replaced with a blank space. It sounds more like a bug so maybe rebooting will help.