What’s funny is… the center screen is exactly where the speed is, as in the Model 3 there is no other screen. So this is a completely legitimate confusion.
https://cdn.carbuzz.com/gallery-images/original/270000/800/2...
Oh god, today I learned teslas don’t have a driver gauge cluster, what the ever living fuck?
Re:A UX designer walks into a Tesla Bar
by kwhitefoot on Monday January 31, 2022 @07:52AM
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Model S and X have an instrument cluster directly in front of the driver, the 3 and Y do not.
Re:A UX designer walks into a Tesla Bar
by ulrikrasmussen on Monday January 31, 2022 @12:23AM
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> I would not even consider the speed being on the center console so I’d have assumed it would be the temperature either way.
When I saw it in the article, I actually initially assumed that it was the speed set for cruise control, as it lacked a degree symbol and had up/down symbols suggesting that it can be adjusted in increments. The up/down symbols suggests to me that it cannot be tapped to access other functionality, but that I should tap the arrow to adjust the number.
did not realize you had to look to the side to see your current speed in a Tesla, that seems really odd
But the demister is in the same section as the climate control for just about any car with hard buttons, it's literally part of the system.
The UX sucks, but if you did know where climate control features are hidden, why would you not assume the demister function is elsewhere?
UX is interesting because what is seemingly common sense to me (demister = climate control) is totally not to others.
Re:A UX designer walks into a Tesla Bar
by avianlyric on Monday January 31, 2022 @05:12AM
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Cars like the model 3 use resistive heaters built into the windscreen to de-mist, so hitting that button doesn’t always result in the climate control running full tilt.
I would not even consider the speed being on the center console so I’d have assumed it would be the temperature either way.
However in all the cars I’ve used that would either be completely inanimate (as affordance as it would be easy to hit when trying to increase or decrease the temperature), or it would lead to extended climate control configuration (e.g. vent speed, multi-zone temps, …).
I’d never think of looking for the defroster there though: while defrosting uses the same hardware as climate control (heating and vents), it’s not actually the same function.