I think it’s really poor. Almost unusable when driving. Every part of it is amateurish. The use and division of space for functions, the prioritising of features and the typography and design hasn’t had any real thought applied from a user / motorists perspective. It’s been designed like a (poor) tablet app - which is a mind blowing decision given the use case.
You hate the Tesla UI, and that is perfectly fine. But could you describe how it should objectively be done so it is usable when driving?
I ask because I've been driving my MYP for 15 months now, using V10 for about 3 months and V11 the rest, and I have been perfectly happy with the UI. Of course there are things that can/should be improved, but for the most part I have no issues using or locating anything I need to while I'm driving.
Now full disclosure, I do have some S3XY buttons in my car. But I have them more because I think they are cool accessories for the car and not because I need them to get around some issues I have with the UI. I think something like S3XY buttons would be great for any car.
For reference, currently I have access to two other EVs, an Audi fat etron (mom's car) and a Volvo C40 (wife's car). I would take the Tesla interface over either car because it's better laid out for my personal preferences.
Some reasons I don't like the etron and C40 interface as much as Tesla's:
etron:
-Crappy pressure sensitive touch screen where you need to push it in to register.
-Settings menu is organized far worse than Tesla's menus for me. I often have to do a lot of trial and error to find a simple setting to change because their organization logic doesn't quite work with my brain.
-Does have Apple Car Play, which I use because the native interface sucks. When Car Play is on, the screen becomes capacitive, so you don't need to push in. Makes no sense that the regular interface isn't capacitive when the screen is clearly capable.
-The native interface is a bit laggy, not helped by the pressure sensitive screen.
C40:
-Pretty bare bones Android Automotive interface that easy enough to use but not much going on in terms of features as-is it's still kind of half baked.
-Wired Car Play is much more cumbersome compared to wireless setup in the etron.
-Interface is kind of laggy.
-Does have OTA updates, but Volvo doesn't seem to be pushing the envelope much. Only tangible update that's decent in the past year is Car Play.
Anyway, I'm driving the etron this week because my mom and brother are out of town (they are the usual drivers of this car) and I'm trying to get a handle on how the car performs during the winter (with winter storm this week too) so I can teach my mom and my brother more about how to use it (I'm the EV "expert" in the family). I already find that I can't wait to get back into the MYP.
I can see the argument that the Tesla UI sucks for some people. But for others like me, it's perfectly fine. So I don't think you can just say it's crap for everyone. Like most things in life, not everyone is going to like the same things.
