As Tesla continues to upgrade the software for the Model 3, I think there may be an opportunity for added (advanced) quick controls for the scroll wheels on the steering wheel. First, as a baseline, the current scroll wheel setting (outside of adjustments to the steering wheel and side view mirrors):
Now, some ideas. What if there was an option to select a secondary set of controls to either scroll button by either a 2-3 second hold or a double tap on either scroll button. The car could give an audible ping to confirm the switch. After 5-10 seconds of no other action, the scroll button would revert back to default setting. Alternatively, pressing the appropriate scroll wheel button once would revert back to default setting. Below are some ideas:
Thoughts? What other quick access controls would be nice to get access to from the scroll wheels?
Left Scroll Button
- Press button to Mute/Unmute
- Scroll up/down adjust volume
- Scroll right/left next/last song/station
- Press button for voice command
- Scroll up/down adjust speed (Traffic-Aware Cruse Control)
- Scroll right/left adjust following distance (Traffic-Aware Cruse Control)
Now, some ideas. What if there was an option to select a secondary set of controls to either scroll button by either a 2-3 second hold or a double tap on either scroll button. The car could give an audible ping to confirm the switch. After 5-10 seconds of no other action, the scroll button would revert back to default setting. Alternatively, pressing the appropriate scroll wheel button once would revert back to default setting. Below are some ideas:
Secondary Audio Menu (Left Scroll Button)
With this advanced feature, it could mitigate not having a specific button for a setting or a missing stalk (windshield wipers speed). One would be less distracted going to the touch screen for a setting.- Scroll up/down thumbs up or down song
- Scroll right/left adjust audio input (radio/blue tooth/USB/etc.)
- Scroll up/down adjust temperature
- Scroll right/left adjust vent flow speed
- toggle on/off a setting assigned to up, down, left, or right
- adjust a setting with up/down or left/right
Thoughts? What other quick access controls would be nice to get access to from the scroll wheels?