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Which one? The S, X and 3 have very different interiors. I had an S for a week recently and it has physical controls for most everything. It felt like driving

Which one? The S, X and 3 have very different interiors. I had an S for a week recently and it has physical controls for most everything. It felt like driving a normal car, I hated it. I don't really see a need. The Model 3 automatically locks when put in drive and unlocks when in park. You can disable the unlock on park option. Child locks are controlled via setting and not switches in the door panel that kids can easily play with. Apart from a scenario where you are in danger and need to quickly get in the car and lock your door, why do you need a dedicated button?

amluto 7y ago
> I had an S for a week recently and it has physical controls for most everything. It felt like driving a normal car, I hated it. What Model S did you drive? Unless new ones are radically different from any I’ve ever seen, there are no physical door lock controls, HVAC controls or audio controls (except on the steering wheel). Suppose you stop in a dangerous neighborhood for long enough that you want to put the car in park. The auto-unlock, especially in the absence of a button to re-lock the doors, is potentially dangerous. So you turn it off, and now you have to remember to double-tap to unlock. To make it more fun, the Model S can get into a state where the doors are nominally unlocked but the handles are retracted. Getting in the car when this happens is awkward at best. There’s a reason that almost every other car has a physical control for the door lock.
- cptskippy 7y ago
  > The auto-unlock, especially in the absence of a button to re-lock the doors, is potentially dangerous. So you turn it off, and now you have to remember to double-tap to unlock. Double tap to unlock? There is a padlock always in the same place at the top of the screen that you can see to get state and touch to change. If you need have auto-unlock on and put the car in park, your hand is inches from the padlock to re-lock the doors. The only scenario where a physical button makes sense is when you urgently need to lock the doors.
  - amluto 7y ago
    > Double tap to unlock? Double-tap park. > There is a padlock always in the same place at the top of the screen that you can see to get state and touch to change. That’s newish, embarrassingly. And sorry, but a little tough target in a corner of the screen is nowhere near as ergonomic as a button you can feel.
    - cptskippy 7y ago
      Maybe older models are different but I've driven both pre and post bumper redesign Model Ss and a Model 3. In all three Double-tap is for the emergency brake. Single tap on the control stalk parks the car. > That’s newish, embarrassingly. Newish? It's always been there to me and to anyone buying a vehicle after it's introduction, whenever that was years ago. How many other automakers add new functionality to their vehicles years after purchase? > And sorry, but a little tough target in a corner of the screen is nowhere near as ergonomic as a button you can feel. A dedicated physical button is always easier to locate/use but adds unnecessary clutter when there is a button for everything. I personally have never longed for the button as the only time I recall using it in other cars is to lock my partner out of the car just as they try to open it.

amluto 7y ago

> I had an S for a week recently and it has physical controls for most everything. It felt like driving a normal car, I hated it. What Model S did you drive? Unless new ones are radically different from any I’ve ever seen, there are no physical door lock controls, HVAC controls or audio controls (except on the steering wheel). Suppose you stop in a dangerous neighborhood for long enough that you want to put the car in park. The auto-unlock, especially in the absence of a button to re-lock the doors, is potentially dangerous. So you turn it off, and now you have to remember to double-tap to unlock. To make it more fun, the Model S can get into a state where the doors are nominally unlocked but the handles are retracted. Getting in the car when this happens is awkward at best. There’s a reason that almost every other car has a physical control for the door lock.

cptskippy 7y ago
> The auto-unlock, especially in the absence of a button to re-lock the doors, is potentially dangerous. So you turn it off, and now you have to remember to double-tap to unlock. Double tap to unlock? There is a padlock always in the same place at the top of the screen that you can see to get state and touch to change. If you need have auto-unlock on and put the car in park, your hand is inches from the padlock to re-lock the doors. The only scenario where a physical button makes sense is when you urgently need to lock the doors.
- amluto 7y ago
  > Double tap to unlock? Double-tap park. > There is a padlock always in the same place at the top of the screen that you can see to get state and touch to change. That’s newish, embarrassingly. And sorry, but a little tough target in a corner of the screen is nowhere near as ergonomic as a button you can feel.
  - cptskippy 7y ago
    Maybe older models are different but I've driven both pre and post bumper redesign Model Ss and a Model 3. In all three Double-tap is for the emergency brake. Single tap on the control stalk parks the car. > That’s newish, embarrassingly. Newish? It's always been there to me and to anyone buying a vehicle after it's introduction, whenever that was years ago. How many other automakers add new functionality to their vehicles years after purchase? > And sorry, but a little tough target in a corner of the screen is nowhere near as ergonomic as a button you can feel. A dedicated physical button is always easier to locate/use but adds unnecessary clutter when there is a button for everything. I personally have never longed for the button as the only time I recall using it in other cars is to lock my partner out of the car just as they try to open it.