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Is it backlit display? That would be infuriating at night. From the sounds of things the Tesla's UI design is abysmal.

acomjean 13y ago
It is backlit. and its big, but I didn't find it distracting. My mom has a Tesla. The UI works as my Mom has no problems navigating it (although tech savy she's a little older). A lot the controls are on the screen (radio/temp). It splits too. Being big probably helps as its faster to look at. This integrated computer approach has been around for a while. I still like some physical controls.
- cbaleanu 13y ago
  Scenario: I'm on the highway, doing 80+ mph at night and I want to turn on the rear window defroster as I cannot see properly. A touchscreen means I have to take my eyes off the road and focus on directing my right index to touch a bunch of pixels, with no physical feedback whatsoever. Staring at the backlit display made my eyes readjust to that light intensity and now when I look back at the road, well, I cannot see that well for a few seconds while my eyes adjust back. Hmm, does not sound that safe to me. PS Been driving in the US and Europe for more than 18 years now.
  - masklinn 13y ago
    > A touchscreen means I have to take my eyes off the road and focus on directing my right index to touch a bunch of pixels, with no physical feedback whatsoever. And there's worse, "commonly used controls" (such as airco and defrost) are at the very bottom of the touchscreen, at knee height.
  - acomjean 13y ago
    FWIW its not that bright. In cars with "built in navigation" they put a lot of those on smaller screens in the center console. Then they throw the radio and climate controls onto that touch screen thing. I don't see how this is significantly different from those, which have been in use for years now. I still prefer physical controls, but I'd not be honest if I said I could just reach and grab my cars climate controls without looking. I think these screens are going to be a part of the future as they provide versatility and profit. but voice control will be the best/ safest way to handle cars (although from my co-workers demo, they still need work...)
mdorazio 13y ago
The screen colors invert at night so that the vast majority of the screen space is black (or dark blue in the case of maps). Google for some pictures to see how it looks. I found it not distracting at all when I drove one at night.
- Tloewald 13y ago
  A completely black LCD is quite bright at night.

It is backlit. and its big, but I didn't find it distracting. My mom has a Tesla. The UI works as my Mom has no problems navigating it (although tech savy she's a little older). A lot the controls are on the screen (radio/temp). It splits too. Being big probably helps as its faster to look at. This integrated computer approach has been around for a while. I still like some physical controls.

cbaleanu 13y ago
Scenario: I'm on the highway, doing 80+ mph at night and I want to turn on the rear window defroster as I cannot see properly. A touchscreen means I have to take my eyes off the road and focus on directing my right index to touch a bunch of pixels, with no physical feedback whatsoever. Staring at the backlit display made my eyes readjust to that light intensity and now when I look back at the road, well, I cannot see that well for a few seconds while my eyes adjust back. Hmm, does not sound that safe to me. PS Been driving in the US and Europe for more than 18 years now.
- masklinn 13y ago
  > A touchscreen means I have to take my eyes off the road and focus on directing my right index to touch a bunch of pixels, with no physical feedback whatsoever. And there's worse, "commonly used controls" (such as airco and defrost) are at the very bottom of the touchscreen, at knee height.
- acomjean 13y ago
  FWIW its not that bright. In cars with "built in navigation" they put a lot of those on smaller screens in the center console. Then they throw the radio and climate controls onto that touch screen thing. I don't see how this is significantly different from those, which have been in use for years now. I still prefer physical controls, but I'd not be honest if I said I could just reach and grab my cars climate controls without looking. I think these screens are going to be a part of the future as they provide versatility and profit. but voice control will be the best/ safest way to handle cars (although from my co-workers demo, they still need work...)

mdorazio 13y ago

The screen colors invert at night so that the vast majority of the screen space is black (or dark blue in the case of maps). Google for some pictures to see how it looks. I found it not distracting at all when I drove one at night.

Tloewald 13y ago
A completely black LCD is quite bright at night.