I think the rotary shift knob on the dashboard in Ram trucks is silly, part of the reason I didn't buy one when I was truck shopping several years ago.I think the turn signals on the wheel are a non issue compared to the shifter on screen.
Many automotive journalists say the refreshed model 3 is what Tesla should've strived for the first time.I've driven the refreshed Model 3. The 1st time I signaled for a lane change, I grabbed air and laughed at myself. After that, the turn signal button clicks were super easy. You don't have to take your hand off the steering wheel.
Some will like it; others not so much. It's different.
By the way, I understand the car uses 90% new parts.
You use the tablet to put the car in drive, reverse, etc.. Swipe up or down on the left side of the screen. There are also buttons above the console area.
It is definitely a more refined car. One thing though, the ride is smoother but I feel the older suspension is perhaps more visceral in its stiffness. Just my opinion.Many automotive journalists say the refreshed model 3 is what Tesla should've strived for the first time.
I've driven the refreshed Model 3. The 1st time I signaled for a lane change, I grabbed air and laughed at myself. After that, the turn signal button clicks were super easy. You don't have to take your hand off the steering wheel.
Some will like it; others not so much. It's different.
By the way, I understand the car uses 90% new parts.
You use the tablet to put the car in drive, reverse, etc.. Swipe up or down on the left side of the screen. There are also buttons above the console area.
Personally, I like the look of the earlier steering wheel better, but that might just be human nature... The new one is pretty fat, which I like.
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I think the rotary shift knob on the dashboard in Ram trucks is silly, part of the reason I didn't buy one when I was truck shopping several years ago.
But, most people shift once to get the car moving, and once again when they stop. So, shifter as a knob on the dash, or button on a touchscreen - meh - all the same.
I prefer a shift lever (and still own a couple manuals) but clearly, the public doesn't care, or Ram wouldn't have sold any trucks in the past decade.
The problem I have with the article that started this thread is that it was based on false information - "They moved it to the screen". No, they didn't, so, the whole Tesla bash falls apart right there. Moving the signal to the wheel will take some adaptation, but having driven several Peugeots (504 and 505s) when I was younger - this will be easier than learning a Peugeot's stalks - headlights on the left, turn signal on the right.
I think it depends on the individual. Sure, I easily took to the button blinkers, but I am sure this car would not work well for my father, and he was a Yale grad.I do things with different nonexistent items switching from car to car. Like trying to pull on a brake release pull handle or stepping down on the pedal with the car with the brake release handle. Or trying to change to drive with the right stalk when it's down center. These things happen and we adjust.
The software has checks for that; it will not just switch to reverse (or park) if you accidentally select it. I've done it with the stalk in our car.Bets on when the first lawsuits hit for the tablet software screwing up a gear change? Whether it's an inadvertent driver input, software lag, or a plain bug, it's going to happen eventually. Guess it depends on whether it runs over a politician or not when it happens.
I do sort of wonder why companies like Tesla decide to change things like turn signals, which have to this point been pretty universal. Is it just to be different? Actual driver demand for a change? Progress for the sake of progress rarely leads anywhere useful.