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> Is there any evidence at all that this is the impairment of safety opponents claim? This came out this week: > A study measuring the affects of driver distr

> Is there any evidence at all that this is the impairment of safety opponents claim? This came out this week: > A study measuring the affects of driver distraction suggests using a dashboard touchscreen is up to four times worse than being at the UK’s drink-drive alcohol limit. https://www.tu-auto.com/touchscreen-infotainment-four-times-worse-than-alcohol/ https://www.tu-auto.com/touchscreen-infotainment-four-times-...

moduspol 6y ago
If I’m reading that study correctly, it’s measuring when drivers actually operate the touchscreen while driving. That’s a bit different from driving a car that happens to have one. Every Model 3 has one, and they’ve been made in large numbers since 2018. It seems like we’d have the numbers by now if it were the threat it’s claimed to be.
- Jasper_ 6y ago
  You need to operate the touchscreen while driving in order to turn on the windshield wipers.
  - jiofih 6y ago
    The UI on that touchscreen is very different from the average car touchscreen. Bigger and ridiculously more responsive. The wipers are accessible in two quick touches: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rr_XzzJ6gc https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rr_XzzJ6gc I’m pretty sure you can operate it with voice commands as well, and the click wheel in the 3? That said, why would you not leave it on auto? I own a normal car and don’t touch the dashboard at all during 98% of drives, everything is set to auto (wipers, lights, AC).
    - dfinninger 6y ago
      Yep, voice commands work. Also, It’s not the click wheel, it’s the left stalk in the 3/Y. And touching the button on the stalk brings up the part of the UI that controls the wipers. I can reach it with my pinky while my hand is on the wheel. To your point, I’ve never taken it off auto. I just hit the button on the stalk every now and again to get an extra wipe/clean.
  - moduspol 6y ago
    False. The wipers engage automatically by default. If you disable that, you can push the button at the end of the stalk to wipe once, or adjust via voice commands. But yes, you can also use the touchscreen.

moduspol 6y ago

If I’m reading that study correctly, it’s measuring when drivers actually operate the touchscreen while driving. That’s a bit different from driving a car that happens to have one. Every Model 3 has one, and they’ve been made in large numbers since 2018. It seems like we’d have the numbers by now if it were the threat it’s claimed to be.

Jasper_ 6y ago
You need to operate the touchscreen while driving in order to turn on the windshield wipers.
- jiofih 6y ago
  The UI on that touchscreen is very different from the average car touchscreen. Bigger and ridiculously more responsive. The wipers are accessible in two quick touches: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rr_XzzJ6gc https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rr_XzzJ6gc I’m pretty sure you can operate it with voice commands as well, and the click wheel in the 3? That said, why would you not leave it on auto? I own a normal car and don’t touch the dashboard at all during 98% of drives, everything is set to auto (wipers, lights, AC).
  - dfinninger 6y ago
    Yep, voice commands work. Also, It’s not the click wheel, it’s the left stalk in the 3/Y. And touching the button on the stalk brings up the part of the UI that controls the wipers. I can reach it with my pinky while my hand is on the wheel. To your point, I’ve never taken it off auto. I just hit the button on the stalk every now and again to get an extra wipe/clean.
- moduspol 6y ago
  False. The wipers engage automatically by default. If you disable that, you can push the button at the end of the stalk to wipe once, or adjust via voice commands. But yes, you can also use the touchscreen.