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What you just described is the car i'd ideally like to own. I don't know much about teslas but aren't the motors and.much of the internals themselves computer d

What you just described is the car i'd ideally like to own. I don't know much about teslas but aren't the motors and.much of the internals themselves computer driven? Without such a display is it possible to operate them? How much of the computer systems are tied into operation of the vehicle itself? Sorry if i'm not understanding correctly, i don't know much about them other than what i've read, but from what i understand, the electric motors themselves are a smart system the way they're currently used in electric vehicles. Is it possible to make a completely dumb electric car?

neuralRiot 7y ago
The drivetrain the body and the infotainment are controlled by separate somewhat independent units if you lose the infotainment even if it's used to set the features on or off they should work, i haven't tested a tesla but most other cars run fine without it in some cases you just lose HVAC.
- grawprog 7y ago
  Ok. I honestly had no idea.
- JaggedJax 7y ago
  In the Tesla Model 3 you can manually reboot the entire infotainment system while driving with no ill effects. You lose all visuals, ability to change settings like the a/c, and even audio like the clicking of the turn signal. You do not lose any driving, safety, or even autopilot functionality. I'm sure there are many regulations around this too.
userbinator 7y ago
It's certainly possible, EVs have been around for about as long as batteries and motors have --- over a century: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Electric https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Electric https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henney_Kilowatt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henney_Kilowatt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_cart https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_cart Computerised motor controllers are used because they can be more efficient, but regular electronic controls or even just mechanical ones are still common in things like golf carts and other "non-road-legal" EVs.

neuralRiot 7y ago

The drivetrain the body and the infotainment are controlled by separate somewhat independent units if you lose the infotainment even if it's used to set the features on or off they should work, i haven't tested a tesla but most other cars run fine without it in some cases you just lose HVAC.

grawprog 7y ago
Ok. I honestly had no idea.
JaggedJax 7y ago
In the Tesla Model 3 you can manually reboot the entire infotainment system while driving with no ill effects. You lose all visuals, ability to change settings like the a/c, and even audio like the clicking of the turn signal. You do not lose any driving, safety, or even autopilot functionality. I'm sure there are many regulations around this too.

userbinator 7y ago

It's certainly possible, EVs have been around for about as long as batteries and motors have --- over a century: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Electric https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Electric https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henney_Kilowatt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henney_Kilowatt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_cart https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_cart Computerised motor controllers are used because they can be more efficient, but regular electronic controls or even just mechanical ones are still common in things like golf carts and other "non-road-legal" EVs.