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If German drivers aren't legally allowed to use the touchscreen for basic driving tasks like adjusting the windshield wiper setting, then whatever German regula
by Johnny555 6y ago
If German drivers aren't legally allowed to use the touchscreen for basic driving tasks like adjusting the windshield wiper setting, then whatever German regulatory agency that let Tesla sell in Germany should not have allowed the car to be sold. (and if adjusting the wipers takes so much attention that it led to the crash, then arguably the car shouldn't be sold anywhere with that UI)
That's the thing I dislike the most about Tesla, that everything is run by the touchscreen. They should sell a modular dashboard gauge and button set for those that want real controls and gauges.
- dogma1138 6y agoBecause most car manufacturers put analog controls even if they are more limited and you have a warning in the touch controls or the manual that the screen can only be operated by a passenger or when the car is stationary.
- contravariant 6y agoWhile I can see your point it's possible that Tesla might have skirted the rules a bit by adding a lever that does activate the windshield wipers but doesn't allow you to control their speed. I don't understand this choice either but it's easy to imagine that legislators didn't predict someone would try this either. Presumably the legally correct way would be to activate the windshield wipers when necessary and to pull over if you want to adjust their speed. Similar to how you're supposed to use GPS.
- Johnny555 6y agoWhen you need to set a new destination in your GPS, you can wait until you get off at the next exit, but when you've started your trip in light rain and have your wipers on low, when it suddenly starts raining harder, I don't see how it's reasonable to expect a driver to wait until he can stop safely before he set's the wipers on "high".