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The Model 3 has a very easy to use touchscreen interface for the wipers, it's hard to imagine someone missing it or being distracted for more than 1 second whil

The Model 3 has a very easy to use touchscreen interface for the wipers, it's hard to imagine someone missing it or being distracted for more than 1 second while using it. Apart from that, it also has this feature that makes using the touchscreen for the wipers while driving completely unnecessary (when they're on "automatic"): https://youtu.be/1Rr_XzzJ6gc?t=58 https://youtu.be/1Rr_XzzJ6gc?t=58 Finally, there's also voice controls: "Wipers increase" and you're done. It's not magic, the horrible thing we still have is courts with clueless/uninterested judges.

AlexandrB 6y ago
A physical wiper knob is also not magic, but Tesla's engineers were too clueless/uninterested to add it.
berkes 6y ago
From the article: > The Tesla Model 3 automatically adjusts the speed of the wipers depending on how heavy its sensors believe the rain is. > It can be switched on and off from the steering wheel, but adjusting the interval needs to be done on the touchscreen. And, more relevant: > ...the driver complained to the higher regional court. Windscreen wiper control was, he argued, a safety-related feature that he needed to access. Your attack on "judges" is misplaced too: > The higher court disagreed, backing the first judgement. Whether or not the screen was a permanent part of the car was irrelevant, it decided - and it did not matter why the driver was looking at a touchscreen while driving, only that he did so. I'm not saying you are, but from your comment it really seems you did not read the article and only rushed into the comments to defend Tesla.
Jare 6y ago
> the horrible thing we still have is courts with clueless/uninterested judge The judge is not ruling about the UI/UX or Tesla or the car, only that the driver chose or allowed himself to be distracted and become a danger. You seem to agree that it's the driver's fucking problem to learn how to use the car without becoming a danger, so why would you then go insult the judge?
detaro 6y ago
> It's not magic, the horrible thing we still have is courts with clueless/uninterested judges. The driver fiddled with the touchscreen and caused a crash, and was punished for that. So you are saying the driver shouldn't have been punished for fiddling with the touchscreen because he didn't have to use the touchscreen? Wouldn't that be a bigger reason to think the driver is at fault?
jlg23 6y ago
> Finally, there's also voice controls: "Wipers increase" and you're done. If the driver had used voice control he would not have been fined. > It's not magic, the horrible thing we still have is courts with clueless/uninterested judges. In Germany, judges are supposed to apply existing laws, not to amend or alter them based on their "clues" and "interests".
- lazyjones 6y ago
  > In Germany, judges are supposed to apply existing laws, not to amend or alter them based on their "clues" and "interests". They are also required to honor the original intent behind the law and that was to prevent distraction from mobile phones and similar devices, not from vehicle controls.

AlexandrB 6y ago

A physical wiper knob is also not magic, but Tesla's engineers were too clueless/uninterested to add it.

berkes 6y ago

From the article: > The Tesla Model 3 automatically adjusts the speed of the wipers depending on how heavy its sensors believe the rain is. > It can be switched on and off from the steering wheel, but adjusting the interval needs to be done on the touchscreen. And, more relevant: > ...the driver complained to the higher regional court. Windscreen wiper control was, he argued, a safety-related feature that he needed to access. Your attack on "judges" is misplaced too: > The higher court disagreed, backing the first judgement. Whether or not the screen was a permanent part of the car was irrelevant, it decided - and it did not matter why the driver was looking at a touchscreen while driving, only that he did so. I'm not saying you are, but from your comment it really seems you did not read the article and only rushed into the comments to defend Tesla.

Jare 6y ago

> the horrible thing we still have is courts with clueless/uninterested judge The judge is not ruling about the UI/UX or Tesla or the car, only that the driver chose or allowed himself to be distracted and become a danger. You seem to agree that it's the driver's fucking problem to learn how to use the car without becoming a danger, so why would you then go insult the judge?

detaro 6y ago

> It's not magic, the horrible thing we still have is courts with clueless/uninterested judges. The driver fiddled with the touchscreen and caused a crash, and was punished for that. So you are saying the driver shouldn't have been punished for fiddling with the touchscreen because he didn't have to use the touchscreen? Wouldn't that be a bigger reason to think the driver is at fault?

jlg23 6y ago

> Finally, there's also voice controls: "Wipers increase" and you're done. If the driver had used voice control he would not have been fined. > It's not magic, the horrible thing we still have is courts with clueless/uninterested judges. In Germany, judges are supposed to apply existing laws, not to amend or alter them based on their "clues" and "interests".

lazyjones 6y ago
> In Germany, judges are supposed to apply existing laws, not to amend or alter them based on their "clues" and "interests". They are also required to honor the original intent behind the law and that was to prevent distraction from mobile phones and similar devices, not from vehicle controls.