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Re:Tesla Q4 2019 Vehicle Production and Deliveries by null_turkey on Friday January 03, 2020 @10:09AM (#21946474)
It's funny, people often compare Tesla (or electric cars in general) to the transition to iPhones from our flip phones and the complaints are the exact same: "I would prefer tactile controls"
Re:Tesla Q4 2019 Vehicle Production and Deliveries by lotsofpulp on Friday January 03, 2020 @10:12AM (#21946510)
I would consider the fact that one’s eyes should be on the road while driving to make the complaints slightly different.
Re:Tesla Q4 2019 Vehicle Production and Deliveries by gkfasdfasdf on Friday January 03, 2020 @11:12AM (#21947136)
Do you really use dashboard buttons or knobs without looking? I can't.

Steering wheel buttons / stalk controls I can use without looking, but Tesla has those as well.

Re:Tesla Q4 2019 Vehicle Production and Deliveries by ericd on Friday January 03, 2020 @11:55PM (#21952952)
I might glance quickly to find where the knob is, but I don’t have to keep my eye on it to grab it, nor (more importantly) to adjust it to where I want it.
Re:Tesla Q4 2019 Vehicle Production and Deliveries by jaxn on Friday January 03, 2020 @12:32PM (#21948131)
Model 3 is on autopilot over 90% of the time. Meaning it is handling the mechanics of steering and acceleration.

The risk of using the touchscreen in my Tesla vs using a tactile control in a traditional car is night and day in favor of the Tesla. Even if you have to look at the screen and not tactile controls.

Re:Tesla Q4 2019 Vehicle Production and Deliveries by imtringued on Friday January 03, 2020 @03:03PM (#21949749)
It sounds like you are abusing the autopilot for something it wasn't intended to be used for.
Re:Tesla Q4 2019 Vehicle Production and Deliveries by jaxn on Saturday January 04, 2020 @09:13PM (#21959156)
Not at all. I am fully in control of the vehicle and paying attention.

I am not physically executing most maneuvers. And as a result, I am MORE alert to the conditions around me.

Re:Tesla Q4 2019 Vehicle Production and Deliveries by rsynnott on Friday January 03, 2020 @10:35AM (#21946729)
The success of touch phones doesn't necessarily indicate that everything should be touch-based.
Re:Tesla Q4 2019 Vehicle Production and Deliveries by V_Terranova_Jr on Friday January 03, 2020 @11:54AM (#21947665)
Months and thousands of miles on our Model 3, and I would still prefer tactile controls over the way Tesla does it. And this from someone who experienced input on the iphone working way better in practice than the keys on a Blackberry.
Re:Tesla Q4 2019 Vehicle Production and Deliveries by VMG on Friday January 03, 2020 @10:11AM (#21946494)
I hope you see the difference though