The Tesla Semi cab from the practical POV of someone who drives trucks

Re:The Tesla Semi cab from the practical POV of someone who ... by _ph_ on Friday December 09, 2022 @05:09PM (#33927035)

Depends on hat you consider "function". All Tesla vehicles are very aerodynamic. That means of course a bit less "practical" body shapes. Like lower headroom towards the back. So the question is, do you define functional as the most easy to use design, or the most efficient design? Efficiency does mean higher range, which is important for electrical vehicles.

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Re:The Tesla Semi cab from the practical POV of someone who ... by hn_throwaway_99 on Friday December 09, 2022 @05:14PM (#33927088)

Has nothing to do with the body shape. 2 simple examples:

1. I don't think I've heard anyone (who doesn't work at Tesla) ever say anything positive about the driving yoke.

2. Using touch screens for everything. Obviously touchscreens have the benefit of allowing the UI to be reconfigurable, but other companies have done a much better job of having important physical buttons/controls where it makes sense.

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Re:The Tesla Semi cab from the practical POV of someone who ... by skunkworker on Friday December 09, 2022 @08:27PM (#33928809)

I've driven a friends Plaid with a yoke, I was surprised that it felt more like a yoke on top of regular steering column rather than a yoke from a kart or something that had progressive steering. Having to do hand over hand in order to turn tightly was very odd to use.

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Re:The Tesla Semi cab from the practical POV of someone who ... by servercobra on Friday December 09, 2022 @05:18PM (#33927135)

I haven't read many people who actually have a car with the yolk have anything negative to say about it. Most of the comments I've seen are "yeah it was weird to get used to, now I like it" with a couple "I returned the car".

Agreed it could use a few physical buttons (but not many, voice control + the steering wheel controls are the majority of my usage). They also really need a new lead UI designer.

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Re:The Tesla Semi cab from the practical POV of someone who ... by nyrikki on Friday December 09, 2022 @09:37PM (#33929244)

Yoke steering wheel fundamentally interferes with skid recovery.

a few moments in a skid monster or on a skid pad will show you why hand over hand is the only way to maintain control.

It is the same reason steering wheel knobs are a bad idea unless you have physical requirements that require one.

The yoke steering wheel is only a few lawsuits away from being a historical novelty.

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Re:The Tesla Semi cab from the practical POV of someone who ... by _ph_ on Saturday December 10, 2022 @04:46AM (#33931323)

In the context of the discussion, I considered "function" to be referring to the body shape. The points you name are a different discussion. But most Teslas don't have a yoke. That is so far limited to the Model S.

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Re:The Tesla Semi cab from the practical POV of someone who ... by jsight on Friday December 09, 2022 @05:28PM (#33927248)

I watched the yoke thing pretty closely. The positives that I've heard all center around the turn signals. Apparently a lot of people get used to them and actually like the touch buttons! A surprising number prefer them! TBH, this kind of shocked me, but watching them use it makes it make sense.

The horn button gets universally negative reviews. The yoke shape itself is more mixed, but I don't think I've run into anyone who'd prefer it over a round one. It more mixed between "I hate it" and "its ok". :)

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Re:The Tesla Semi cab from the practical POV of someone who ... by jsight on Saturday December 10, 2022 @11:24PM (#33940056)

I think its safe to say that the downvoters have never used one, lol.

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