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This is why I will never own a Tesla Model 3. If I can't adjust the air conditioning while looking at the road, I don't want it.

hatty 8y ago
You can set auto-climate control and will be able to change climate with voice in the future: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/952750646406426624?s=21 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/952750646406426624?s=21
- nottorp 8y ago
  They're solving a problem they introduced themselves eh? Voice command: shout at car to make it cooler. Car doesn't understand. Shout at car to turn off radio so your voice command is clearer. Car doesn't understand. Take eyes off road to turn off the damn radio with the touch screen. Crash! The button interfaces actually work 100% of the time. Voice command... lol...
  - pythonaut_16 8y ago
    It's fine because you can just turn on the Autopilot while you adjust the radio and everything will be fine.
    - macintux 8y ago
      Tesla created an interface that can only be used while driving by handing control over to software that is unable to recognize when a vehicle in front of you is at a dead stop. And everything is just fine?
      - mortenjorck 8y ago
        I think the parent comment was intended to be facetious.
- AlexandrB 8y ago
  Give me a voice interface that works 100% of the time (not 99% of the time, not even 99.9% of the time) and I'm sold. Otherwise I'll continue to prefer a knob that "just works".
- gnode 8y ago
  I find talking to a machine uncomfortable and embarrassing, regardless of whether they work. I doubt I'm the only one who feels this way. Why can't I just turn a dial?
nottorp 8y ago
... or about a million other cars, sadly. I'm tentatively looking for a new car and it looks like i'm locked out of most of the nice things because of idiotic touch screen controls.
garadox 8y ago
You can adjust the temperature from the scroll wheels on the steering wheel.
segmondy 8y ago
Or maybe you just can't afford it and are looking for a reason to make yourself feel better. :D How far long do you think before Tesla will support voice control? Or perhaps ML driven system that knows how to adjust the climate based on the passengers? Tesla is a computer/car hybrid ya know?
slantyyz 8y ago
>> If I can't adjust the air conditioning while looking at the road, I don't want it. Is this even a problem on a Tesla? My 2005 Honda with climate control can do this. I rarely adjust my a/c or heat. On a super hot or cold day, it will simply try its hardest at the beginning to reach the desired temperature before settling down. I would think a new car like a Tesla would do it even better out of the box than my aging car.
magduf 8y ago
It's worse than that. You can't even open the glove compartment without operating the touchscreen!

hatty 8y ago

You can set auto-climate control and will be able to change climate with voice in the future: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/952750646406426624?s=21 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/952750646406426624?s=21

nottorp 8y ago
They're solving a problem they introduced themselves eh? Voice command: shout at car to make it cooler. Car doesn't understand. Shout at car to turn off radio so your voice command is clearer. Car doesn't understand. Take eyes off road to turn off the damn radio with the touch screen. Crash! The button interfaces actually work 100% of the time. Voice command... lol...
- pythonaut_16 8y ago
  It's fine because you can just turn on the Autopilot while you adjust the radio and everything will be fine.
  - macintux 8y ago
    Tesla created an interface that can only be used while driving by handing control over to software that is unable to recognize when a vehicle in front of you is at a dead stop. And everything is just fine?
    - mortenjorck 8y ago
      I think the parent comment was intended to be facetious.
AlexandrB 8y ago
Give me a voice interface that works 100% of the time (not 99% of the time, not even 99.9% of the time) and I'm sold. Otherwise I'll continue to prefer a knob that "just works".
gnode 8y ago
I find talking to a machine uncomfortable and embarrassing, regardless of whether they work. I doubt I'm the only one who feels this way. Why can't I just turn a dial?

nottorp 8y ago

... or about a million other cars, sadly. I'm tentatively looking for a new car and it looks like i'm locked out of most of the nice things because of idiotic touch screen controls.

garadox 8y ago

You can adjust the temperature from the scroll wheels on the steering wheel.

segmondy 8y ago

Or maybe you just can't afford it and are looking for a reason to make yourself feel better. :D How far long do you think before Tesla will support voice control? Or perhaps ML driven system that knows how to adjust the climate based on the passengers? Tesla is a computer/car hybrid ya know?

slantyyz 8y ago

>> If I can't adjust the air conditioning while looking at the road, I don't want it. Is this even a problem on a Tesla? My 2005 Honda with climate control can do this. I rarely adjust my a/c or heat. On a super hot or cold day, it will simply try its hardest at the beginning to reach the desired temperature before settling down. I would think a new car like a Tesla would do it even better out of the box than my aging car.

magduf 8y ago

It's worse than that. You can't even open the glove compartment without operating the touchscreen!