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New Model 3 pics from staff thank you party.
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I initially thought the high-mounted speedo on my 2011 Civic was weird - but it works remarkably well in that you don't have to move your eyes to see it, and you don't have to refocus.
If they implement something as simple as a HUD speed display on the windshield (like this $25 GPS HUD Speedometer), everything else could be on the center screen and I'd be happy.
If they implement something as simple as a HUD speed display on the windshield (like this $25 GPS HUD Speedometer), everything else could be on the center screen and I'd be happy.
Oh, man, extend your idea - build in the OIS hardware from a camera, and let the display auto-stabilize itself in space while you're bouncing down that dirt road...That would be so cool.
contaygious
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Mini already did that long ago, it was strange looking to the right though:
It looks different because the door is open in the latest pic.
Why is it logical?
It is not required, it is not needed, so logically, it will not happen.
Tesla engineers during test drive have repeatedly said that the interior is pretty much done.
So don't expect HUD in the base car.
Not sure what Elon meant, but definitely not HUD.
I've seen the same videos and took it to mean that they had pretty much completed the design of the interior (they seemed to be confident on the screen size and orientation, ventilation, etc). That does not mean however that the design they SHOWED it in their prototype. Look back at Model X prototypes vs the finished design.
Elon eluded to a spaceship-like interior and a second unveiling that will elicit another large batch of reservations. put two and two together..I won't say I'm certain that a HUD is the big unveiling as he may have come up with something else that nobody expects, but I'd be willing to bet that the interior they've shown is far from the finished version we'll see in a few months.
The 2nd unveil will be pushed back as long as possible imo. There's no need to chase pre-orders that may steal possible MS orders.
While the interior can and probably will change somewhat from what was shown at the first reveal, when he referred to spaceship Elon was referring only to the steering, his actual tweet was "Wait until you see the real steering controls and system for the 3. It feels like a spaceship."
During the reveal there were a couple of times where the test drivers said that the intention was for all of the usual dashboard information to be displayed on the screen. Personally, I'd love to see a HUD, but I wont be surprised if there a lot of disappointed people out there since it seems like there are quite a few putting all their hopes into one.
On the other hand it might be one of those self-fulfilling rumors where Tesla sees the popularity of it and adds it even though it was never on the drawing board. Assuming they can do it for the right price.
Candleflame
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There is no way the current interior will be in the final Model 3. The screen will have to be flush mounted (this is harder to do in prototypes, i.e. see Model X) as afaik both US as well as EU regulations will not tolerate sharp objects in the cabin.
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JeffK
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At this point after seeing it a few times, I don't believe it will be flush mounted. It would lose a lot of the simplicity and would look almost bulbous. Unless someone wants to do an artist's rendition of what they think a flush mounted landscape display would look like... I'd be interested to see people's ideas.
N5329K
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Let's see, a wide, thin, electronics-packed object with sharp edges mounted on a thin stalk in a car cabin. What could go wrong?
Robin
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JeffK
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Candleflame
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If you want to believe you need to go to church. Meanwhile Tesla has to conform with regulations. Yes, cameras as side mirrors and saving 5% of energy consumption would be nice too. But it's not gonna hapen.
http://st.motortrend.com/uploads/sites/5/2013/10/2014-Toyota-Prius-Plug-in-center-stack-1.jpg
There you go. A standard landscape display in a car.
The new Sclass has an even more horizontal screen.
http://image.automotive.com/f/2016_mercedes-benz_s-class/144045239/steering-wheel.jpg
JeffK
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Those are both very small in comparision and in addition cause you to lose both visibility and legroom in the areas where it needs to taper off or extends to the instrument cluster.If you want to believe you need to go to church. Meanwhile Tesla has to conform with regulations. Yes, cameras as side mirrors and saving 5% of energy consumption would be nice too. But it's not gonna hapen.
http://st.motortrend.com/uploads/sites/5/2013/10/2014-Toyota-Prius-Plug-in-center-stack-1.jpg
There you go. A standard landscape display in a car.
The new Sclass has an even more horizontal screen.
http://image.automotive.com/f/2016_mercedes-benz_s-class/144045239/steering-wheel.jpg
The Model 3 as is will not have these issues.
Also, if you moved the screen lower to integrate with the dash then you'd lose the ability to see your speed while still looking forward which was one of the selling points mentioned by the engineers at launch.
It just seems the more I see the prototype interior the more it grows on me.
JeffK
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Well, it's never flown with people, but it's been tested.Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that also a prototype? Before crash-tests?
Not sure on the status of Model 3 crash tests.
