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> They weren’t even trying to hide it, the middle screen was basically a giant middle finger to the rest of the car-building world; a not-so-subtle “F-you” to t
by so33 9y ago
> They weren’t even trying to hide it, the middle screen was basically a giant middle finger to the rest of the car-building world; a not-so-subtle “F-you” to the naysayers, the disbelievers, and the other car companies who insisted on playing it safe.
I don't know if I would call it that.
>I don’t think Tesla did this simply to be edgy, dangerous or different. They did this to prepare people for a world without drivers.
In a world without drivers, a handle to open up the glove compartment, physically-controlled air conditioning vents, and physical HVAC knobs still makes sense.
> Instead, the Model 3 has a 8:5 aspect ratio and a resolution of about 1920x1200px. ... suggests that Tesla made their center console for watching things, not for driving the car.
8:5 is 16:10. What I really think happened is that Tesla took the cheapest available off-the-shelf 16:10 LCDs. Because what the Model 3 really is is about cutting costs to get the cheapest electric car on the market, and ultimately I think that's what informs the Model 3's design the most. A cheap electric car is in itself a noble goal. I think that it's wishful thinking to think otherwise.
This seems to be kind of an ad for Figma. That's fine, but it's a poor ad. It suggests that Figma is a tool that embodies a myopic vision of UI design where only the screen matters.
- dfox 9y agoIt very much looks like off the shelf 16:10 touch panel. I've been told that the center display is even mounted to the dashboard with what essentially is 100mm VESA mount.
- Theodores 9y agoA decade ago 16:10 was the size we were heading towards, plenty if not most screens were 16:10 for a brief while when we got rid of 4:3. That also transitioned through 14:9 for TV that would work on both screen sizes, it took a while to settle on 16:9 and for everyone to complain about laptops with silly shaped screens. Imaginably when this project started the instrumentation that evolved into the touch screen was on a 16:10 display, still the common size on Android tablets and sometimes in super high resolution. Or in low resolution - 1680 x 1050 is a size for monitors albeit not so common now. You don't have to work with computers too long to know that 16:10 is better than 16:9 except for with televisions and dedicated video players. I would expect that given the market for screens and availability that Tesla would go for the correct size, i.e. 16:10, to show full screen video plus some UI buttons. I am hearing you regarding Figma and also I agree with you on 'myopic vision of UI design where only the screen matters'. It is not how design works.
- touristtam 9y agoI am intrigued by the volume for available consumer grad 16:10 vs 16:9. I was under the impression that panel at 16:10 where becoming a rarity. If this is the case, it makes less economical sense from Tesla to have such a screen ratio.
- cjrp 9y ago> Because what the Model 3 really is is about cutting costs to get the cheapest electric car on the market I thought that was the case, but having seen a few in-depth video reviews there still seems to be plenty of fat that they easily could have trimmed without anyone caring. E.g. the charge port cover can be opened electronically; why? It seems pointless to me, since you have to get out of the car to plug the charger in anyway.
- stevep98 9y agoOne of the stated goals for model 3 is true autonomy... the car will need to charge itself. It will drop you off, go find somewhere to charge.
- _kyran 9y agoSelf promotion. It's on the outside of the car and may prompt others to glance/notice it and be intrigued by it. A pretty low cost for the amount of 'increased' perception of value.