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Well, I have two (2012 & 2014) and let me tell you: the UI is great; all important touch screen buttons are near one edge of the frame, allowing blind muscle me
by FullyFunctional 11y ago
Well, I have two (2012 & 2014) and let me tell you: the UI is great; all important touch screen buttons are near one edge of the frame, allowing blind muscle memory to actually work. I really don't care one iota what the color or gradient is. I also have many iDevices and frankly the Tesla UI wouldn't be improved by iOS/CarPlay-style UI.
- bflesch 11y agoThe great thing about teslas is that they can instantly roll out features like user themes or "flat design". Every time my Audi is at the garage they take ~15 minutes and a special-purpose Laptop to update some arcane piece of software in the car (fixing bugs). It's such a huge shift in mindset and operations for the incumbents they won't be able to make it. Recent models still come with a sim car slot so you can get real-time updates on the map.
- vvanders 11y agoThere was some stuff floating around a while back saying that the repair & software update agreement that some mfgrs have would contractually prevent them from even being able to do OTAs. I've been saying a while Tesla's competitive advantage isn't batteries or electric motors(these are pretty well understood) but in software. They can aggregate statistics across 100k+ cars and determine how people really use cars as opposed to guesses or surveys which are not nearly as accurate. Combine that with monthly/bi-monthly OTAs and you've got a good chance for disruption.