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No, Tesla and Elon have been very clear that there'll be a single central display only that will also display the speed/directions/etc. Tesla's don't have anal

No, Tesla and Elon have been very clear that there'll be a single central display only that will also display the speed/directions/etc. Tesla's don't have analogue displays.

Nursie 9y ago
Having to look down and over to see the speed seems like a big change from basically every other car on the road. Is this even within regulations in most places?
- monitron 9y ago
  Check out the Mini or Prius. Both have the primary driver display (like speed) centered away from the driver: http://imgur.com/a/Z2Z5p http://imgur.com/a/Z2Z5p
  - viraptor 9y ago
    Which Prius? 2007 had it available in the deep well with a mirrored display over the steering wheel, not in the centre (http://l7.alamy.com/zooms/1f0271de306e45aab983f8c2c6e0f6ad/2007-toyota-prius-hybrid-touring-in-gray-dashboard-center-console-arg83x.jpg http://l7.alamy.com/zooms/1f0271de306e45aab983f8c2c6e0f6ad/2...) Later models had either that or a heads up display on the windshield.
  - kuschku 9y ago
    That’s actually false. The Mini has a tiny LCD screen just above the wheel showing all the same information as the center dash cluster: http://i.imgur.com/fxa308W.jpg http://i.imgur.com/fxa308W.jpg Specifically, above the wheel you have to see total range, speed, and fuel/battery status.
  - blacksmith_tb 9y ago
    My Prius Prime has two speedometers, an on/off HUP in the lower left field of view, and the sort-of-centered display common to all Prius-es.
- boredpudding 9y ago
  The display is way closer than you except. It's close enough so you don't really have to look down/side much. Plus, directions/speed will be shown in the top-left of the screen.
- kylegordon 9y ago
  Several production cars have a centre speedometer, Minis for one. I've seen digital centered dashtop speedos in other mass market cars too... I just can't recall them at the moment. I have used a GPS speedo on my screenmounted device for years, and looking down and forwards for my speed seems unnatural now. You get used to it.
  - paganel 9y ago
    Older Citroen C4 models used to have it, too: https://www.google.ro/search?q=citroen+c4+interior&client=firefox-b-ab&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiz7Oq6243UAhXiYZoKHRnjBy0Q_AUICigB&biw=1920&bih=897#tbm=isch&q=citroen+c4+interior+2006 https://www.google.ro/search?q=citroen+c4+interior&client=fi...
- kuschku 9y ago
  It is not in the EU, and Germany has made it clear that, unless the Model 3 gains any other driver display, it will be banned from European streets. This will be interesting.
  - vvillena 9y ago
    What? There are lots of european cars without driver displays. This is an example from 2003: http://imgur.com/a/AXMNn http://imgur.com/a/AXMNn
    - dragonwriter 9y ago
      The example shown has speedometer and other info on a display above the wheel and on the driver side, which is a driver display. Yes, it's near the centerline, but it's at a place the driver naturally can view it with a very small change in eyeliner from the road (or in peripheral vision while watching the road) not a centered display level with the wheel like the console display on the Model 3.
  - holydude 9y ago
    Now Germany speaks for the rest of the EU countries?
    - _pmf_ 9y ago
      We like to call them "the provinces".
    - kuschku 9y ago
      Yes and no. If a car is approved in one EU country, it’s approved in all. If a car is denied in one EU country, it is denied in all. So Germany could very much block the Tesla Model 3 from EU roads.
      - Arizhel 9y ago
        >If a car is approved in one EU country, it’s approved in all. If a car is denied in one EU country, it is denied in all. Huh? How does that work? What happens if Germany denies the Model 3, but France approves it? The EU collapses?
- kuschku 9y ago
  It is not in the EU, and Germany has made it clear that, unless the Model 3 gains any other driver display, it will be banned from European streets. This will be interesting.
ltdanimal 9y ago
Have they? I dont remember ever seeing that. Just that there will only be one screen, and everyone assumed all info would be there.

No, Tesla and Elon have been very clear that there'll be a single central display only that will also display the speed/directions/etc. Tesla's don't have analogue displays.

Nursie 9y ago

Having to look down and over to see the speed seems like a big change from basically every other car on the road. Is this even within regulations in most places?

monitron 9y ago
Check out the Mini or Prius. Both have the primary driver display (like speed) centered away from the driver: http://imgur.com/a/Z2Z5p http://imgur.com/a/Z2Z5p
- viraptor 9y ago
  Which Prius? 2007 had it available in the deep well with a mirrored display over the steering wheel, not in the centre (http://l7.alamy.com/zooms/1f0271de306e45aab983f8c2c6e0f6ad/2007-toyota-prius-hybrid-touring-in-gray-dashboard-center-console-arg83x.jpg http://l7.alamy.com/zooms/1f0271de306e45aab983f8c2c6e0f6ad/2...) Later models had either that or a heads up display on the windshield.
- kuschku 9y ago
  That’s actually false. The Mini has a tiny LCD screen just above the wheel showing all the same information as the center dash cluster: http://i.imgur.com/fxa308W.jpg http://i.imgur.com/fxa308W.jpg Specifically, above the wheel you have to see total range, speed, and fuel/battery status.
- blacksmith_tb 9y ago
  My Prius Prime has two speedometers, an on/off HUP in the lower left field of view, and the sort-of-centered display common to all Prius-es.
boredpudding 9y ago
The display is way closer than you except. It's close enough so you don't really have to look down/side much. Plus, directions/speed will be shown in the top-left of the screen.
kylegordon 9y ago
Several production cars have a centre speedometer, Minis for one. I've seen digital centered dashtop speedos in other mass market cars too... I just can't recall them at the moment. I have used a GPS speedo on my screenmounted device for years, and looking down and forwards for my speed seems unnatural now. You get used to it.
- paganel 9y ago
  Older Citroen C4 models used to have it, too: https://www.google.ro/search?q=citroen+c4+interior&client=firefox-b-ab&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiz7Oq6243UAhXiYZoKHRnjBy0Q_AUICigB&biw=1920&bih=897#tbm=isch&q=citroen+c4+interior+2006 https://www.google.ro/search?q=citroen+c4+interior&client=fi...
kuschku 9y ago
It is not in the EU, and Germany has made it clear that, unless the Model 3 gains any other driver display, it will be banned from European streets. This will be interesting.
- vvillena 9y ago
  What? There are lots of european cars without driver displays. This is an example from 2003: http://imgur.com/a/AXMNn http://imgur.com/a/AXMNn
  - dragonwriter 9y ago
    The example shown has speedometer and other info on a display above the wheel and on the driver side, which is a driver display. Yes, it's near the centerline, but it's at a place the driver naturally can view it with a very small change in eyeliner from the road (or in peripheral vision while watching the road) not a centered display level with the wheel like the console display on the Model 3.
- holydude 9y ago
  Now Germany speaks for the rest of the EU countries?
  - _pmf_ 9y ago
    We like to call them "the provinces".
  - kuschku 9y ago
    Yes and no. If a car is approved in one EU country, it’s approved in all. If a car is denied in one EU country, it is denied in all. So Germany could very much block the Tesla Model 3 from EU roads.
    - Arizhel 9y ago
      >If a car is approved in one EU country, it’s approved in all. If a car is denied in one EU country, it is denied in all. Huh? How does that work? What happens if Germany denies the Model 3, but France approves it? The EU collapses?
kuschku 9y ago
It is not in the EU, and Germany has made it clear that, unless the Model 3 gains any other driver display, it will be banned from European streets. This will be interesting.

ltdanimal 9y ago

Have they? I dont remember ever seeing that. Just that there will only be one screen, and everyone assumed all info would be there.