SalisburySam
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Yeah, you may have found your answer here.I'm actually worried about whether there is a better car for her. She has been driving her Solara for 20 years now and can probably drive it blindfolded. But I have ridden in a few Uber cars this week and have queried the drivers about their dash boards, buttons/switches, and computer screens. Ironically, the Camry that I rode in yesterday seemed very well thought out. Driving information was in front of the driver and info/nav stuff was in the center of the dash. And there were lots of buttons and switches.
Interesting. Then how do other manufacturers manage? Give me less AI and more driver-applicable aids…my new mantra after owning a Model 3.Tesla is brilliant in that they could not produce a car with good EV range within an "affordable" price range unless they eliminated an awful lot of moving parts. If you think about all of the parts that go into making just one switch and then think about all the knobs and switches in a typical luxury car, it is easy to see that by eliminating almost all of them, Tesla was able to put more of the dollars that we spend on a car towards the batteries and drivetrain and computing/AI that make their cars possible.
In an attempt to get back on topic, from your posts the Tesla is likely not a good fit for your wife. If you still have the vehicle these many months later, you may lose a bit of money trading it in, but better that than an unhappy wife or questionable driver awareness. To me, it doesn’t make sense to have to buy a bunch of after-market add-ons to overcome difficulties with the car…get a different car. But that’s me, not you, though you asked.And I promise you that every single car manufacturer out there is aware of that. I bet it won't be long before almost all high end and EV cars are similarly equipped. Hopefully some of them will be more considerate of their customers and make the screens a bit more adjustable for people whose eyesight is not that of the 30 year olds who designed the Model Y. In my reading I have come across some opinions where Musk seems to feel (pretty strongly it would seem) that he can hardly wait for all of the old people to die off and get out of his way. What he, with all his high IQ and immense ego, has apparently not realized is that we weren't born the way we are and that he is going to be like us some time all too soon. But he is not alone. Nobody really realizes what old age is like until they get there. And they have no idea what naive children they appear to be to us.