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Is this real? It lacks the usual 3-step on the stick?

by lrem 5y ago

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tmh88j 5y ago
Yes, you have to use the screen to change the wiper speed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6lpSrIBar4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6lpSrIBar4
- fishywang 5y ago
  and the video is titled "how to ... safely". oh my.
- lrem 5y ago
  This made me tremendously sad. I've been waiting for the Y 7 seater to reach Europe. Now I feel betrayed by none of the reviews I've ever glanced making this clear. And I'm at a loss on what car to hope for instead.
  - tmh88j 5y ago
    >And I'm at a loss on what car to hope for instead. If you can afford Porsche the Taycan is leagues beyond anything that Tesla offers from a quality and driving dynamics standpoint. The Taycan uses the 992 911's (latest generation) steering rack and it really shows. It provides lots of feedback and feels very precise and responsive. It feels like Porsche, it's not numb and toned down just because it's an EV. They're also working on an electric Cayenne.
    - SyzygistSix 5y ago
      The Taycan lacks even a volume knob. And the range is significantly less. They do look gorgeous however.
    - lrem 5y ago
      Sure these are fine cars, but the "7 seater" is actually significant to me. I don't think even Cayenne does that, despite being larger. And being large is a significant disadvantage where I live.
  - qubitcoder 5y ago
    For what it's worth, the Tesla wipers are by default in automatic mode. They work so well that I didn't even realize they were automatic until about 10 minutes of driving in the rain. Unlike other auto-wipers I've used in the past, the wipers on my Telsa Model Y are fantastic. By that mean, in nearly a year of driving, I've never once manually adjusted the wiper speed (or even thought about it). That includes extremely heavy downpours. The only time I interact with the wipers on the touch screen is to disable them before going through a car wash. I believe they use the optical cameras for rain detection, unlike traditional sensor-based approaches (which were genuinely terrible).
    - tmh88j 5y ago
      > Unlike other auto-wipers I've used in the past, the wipers on my Telsa Model Y are fantastic. By that mean, in nearly a year of driving, I've never once manually adjusted the wiper speed (or even thought about it) I disagree. Dirty windshields and worn out blades often make them act erratically. Anyone who lives in a snowy climate knows how salty roads instantly cover your windshield and turn it into an opaque screen without constantly spraying it. I've seen them turn on just because the windshield was dirty, there wasn't even water on the windshield. Here's a pretty ridiculous video of some guys showing how the wipers will turn on for just about any kind of obstruction of the camera. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SSYFMtdJ5k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SSYFMtdJ5k

Is this real? It lacks the usual 3-step on the stick?

by lrem 5y ago

Is this real? It lacks the usual 3-step on the stick?

deleted 5y ago

[deleted]

tmh88j 5y ago

Yes, you have to use the screen to change the wiper speed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6lpSrIBar4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6lpSrIBar4

fishywang 5y ago
and the video is titled "how to ... safely". oh my.
lrem 5y ago
This made me tremendously sad. I've been waiting for the Y 7 seater to reach Europe. Now I feel betrayed by none of the reviews I've ever glanced making this clear. And I'm at a loss on what car to hope for instead.
- tmh88j 5y ago
  >And I'm at a loss on what car to hope for instead. If you can afford Porsche the Taycan is leagues beyond anything that Tesla offers from a quality and driving dynamics standpoint. The Taycan uses the 992 911's (latest generation) steering rack and it really shows. It provides lots of feedback and feels very precise and responsive. It feels like Porsche, it's not numb and toned down just because it's an EV. They're also working on an electric Cayenne.
  - SyzygistSix 5y ago
    The Taycan lacks even a volume knob. And the range is significantly less. They do look gorgeous however.
  - lrem 5y ago
    Sure these are fine cars, but the "7 seater" is actually significant to me. I don't think even Cayenne does that, despite being larger. And being large is a significant disadvantage where I live.
- qubitcoder 5y ago
  For what it's worth, the Tesla wipers are by default in automatic mode. They work so well that I didn't even realize they were automatic until about 10 minutes of driving in the rain. Unlike other auto-wipers I've used in the past, the wipers on my Telsa Model Y are fantastic. By that mean, in nearly a year of driving, I've never once manually adjusted the wiper speed (or even thought about it). That includes extremely heavy downpours. The only time I interact with the wipers on the touch screen is to disable them before going through a car wash. I believe they use the optical cameras for rain detection, unlike traditional sensor-based approaches (which were genuinely terrible).
  - tmh88j 5y ago
    > Unlike other auto-wipers I've used in the past, the wipers on my Telsa Model Y are fantastic. By that mean, in nearly a year of driving, I've never once manually adjusted the wiper speed (or even thought about it) I disagree. Dirty windshields and worn out blades often make them act erratically. Anyone who lives in a snowy climate knows how salty roads instantly cover your windshield and turn it into an opaque screen without constantly spraying it. I've seen them turn on just because the windshield was dirty, there wasn't even water on the windshield. Here's a pretty ridiculous video of some guys showing how the wipers will turn on for just about any kind of obstruction of the camera. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SSYFMtdJ5k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SSYFMtdJ5k