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For the most part you're correct. But over the weekend while driving my S I found myself having to switch the climate control between vents and front defroster multiple times in a small span while driving on the highway. The front windshield fogs up, then clears, then fogs up and clears. The same thing happens in my truck, but in my truck I can just turn the knob between vents and defrost without looking. In the S, since it's all touch and not even haptic feedback, you have to look at every touch. The new UI made it even more difficult to quickly tap to get the defroster up.Here's why I think minimalism in design/ergonomics exist in Tesla UI.
RPM gauge, not needed
Oil level/temp, not needed
Gas tank level, not needed
12v Battery charge level, not needed
How many times do you fiddle with AC controls in a 20 mile drive? once, twice? If that. Most of the controls in the dashboard are a one-time "set it and leave it" interfaces anyways. Other than to show your friends all the new buttons and screens with digital RPM gauges and speedometers, there is real benefit of having them around.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE to geek-out on gauges and touchpads than the next guy. I still own an ICE car with all the bells and whistles on the dashboard and center console for all my 10 digits. With ambient lights changing in color depending on drive-mode. Do they look cool? You 'd better believe it. But that's it. That's all it does.
Have you considered voice commands?For the most part you're correct. But over the weekend while driving my S I found myself having to switch the climate control between vents and front defroster multiple times in a small span while driving on the highway. The front windshield fogs up, then clears, then fogs up and clears. The same thing happens in my truck, but in my truck I can just turn the knob between vents and defrost without looking. In the S, since it's all touch and not even haptic feedback, you have to look at every touch. The new UI made it even more difficult to quickly tap to get the defroster up.
I'm a millennial and I don't use voice commands in cars. Especially for repeated tasks, I don't want to be constantly telling my car "defrost on", "defrost off", defrost on", defrost off". If you can make an HVAC change quicker in a car with your voice, then your hands, there's something wrong with the layout of the car.Have you considered voice commands?
Just wait until you have to replace your windshield if it's cracked beyond repair. On some to many cars it's really expensive to replace HUD embedded windshields.I have a real HUD in my prius, that's not what that is.
HUDs are absolutely awesome and I have no idea why a car that costs 2xs as much as my Prius doesn't have one.