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Originally Posted by ciscopete822
If you have more buttons then more cables , connectors etc. Media interface is affected as well cause you have to make references to those buttons across all menus / sub menus......... Nowadays its cheaper and easier to put all in one big screen and call it "next generation. Technology is a b1tch!
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You got it in one, the whole ‘designed for autonomy’ strap line is a byproduct of marketing, just like BMW with ‘sDrive’ to hide the introduction of FWD cars.
On the S/X there is whole area of the display which never changes - circled in red. Tesla could have put in hard buttons buts that adds costs and manufacturing complexity compared to a single screen.
The S/X touch screens controls are fine though, the screen is massive, and there is still the dash display for speedo/nav/music function if something else is displayed on the main screen.
On the 3 everything is on the touch screen, not only is it smaller to start off with but they have even removed the ability to change wiper speeds from the stal. So going from slow to fast wipers now takes 3 taps on the screen. Not only does that take a lot more effort but to display the option on the screen will take away screen real estate from anything else been displayed.
Tesla has made a clear compromise on cost savings versus functionality. Am not convinced they have made the right choice.