@kleptomage
That interior looks awful, and more importantly the user interface is just amazingly poorly thought out. (Long-winded rant to follow, but TL;DR: it’s awkward, distracting, and I hope someone declares it illegal.)
First off, where’s the speedometer? I’m assuming it’s going to be displayed at the top left of the screen, but why put it that far out of the line of sight of the driver? And I’m willing to bet that it’ll be numeric instead of a gauge; we tried that in the ‘80s and ‘90s, and it was a bad idea because it takes more time and focus (that should otherwise be on the road) to read a number than to glance at a gauge.
Then, why are the instruments that are visible so tiny? That range/charge meter is miniscule, and the clock isn’t any better, especially considering it’s as far away from the driver as it can be. Information that’s that critical or commonly used should be way more visible than that.
Oh, but the nav screen is massive. Why, exactly? Your really shouldn’t be looking closely at that, and turn-by-turn should be primarily audio, so what’s the point?
But the really insane part is how you interact with the controls. See how there’s no visible vents like in a normal car?
Here’s how you aim the airflow. In any other car, you just reach over and adjust the vent with your eyes on the road. But because Tesla is from
THE FUTURE!!!, you have to navigate through menus while looking directly at them, since of course a touchscreen gives no tactile feedback. Oh, and this is the car with the glass roof, so good luck reading anything on-screen when the Sun’s behind or above you.
I assume that every other control will require a similar level of attention, too, so Tesla has essentially made every part of their UI a variation on texting and driving. How is that even legal? Can DOT or NHTSA or somebody take a look at this? The kind of interactions this requires is going to turn the Model 3 into a massive road hazard.
