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Mahnken said:
Yea, I feel like if you're more familiar with some kind of mechanical latch to open the door, that's what you'll be drawn to, not a button. Then the folks in the back could climb out the front. If I was rescuing my young kids from the back I'd probably be more likely to reach back from the front and pull them out the front doors.... Maybe. I dunno... I guess if there were older folks that can't move around to well, they'd be f'ed from the backseat...

I just skimmed the article and the only details of the accident were that someone was able to pull a young woman out after breaking the window. There were 4 other people in there? Were they knocked out after the crash? Were they trying to get out? Would they have been dead anyway if the car didn't catch fire?
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There's so many variables. Car can get crushed where doors on one side can't open. I'm not sure if you have climbed from the front to back or visa-versa in a car but it's actually pretty awkward, and most people are fat and out of shape. Add in initial shock & pain after a crash and even worse the panic if the car is on fire.

That Tesla caught fire. So the people inside post-crash had to quickly figure their way out which clearly is much harder for backseat people if there's no power and they never had to know about the backup method. Car fires can quickly go from minor to major, more so when there's the Lithium batteries involved.
 
THATmanMANNY said:
HATERZ GONNA HATE
It’s the physical fwd and back adjustment of the seats without reaching across the whole car. (Arrows on the right)
No Dying or pulling your back.
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why would they put fine controls on the far side of the screen?
and even put the arrows on the far side of the far side?
They could put it on the near side, and you highlight the seat you want to adjust.
And why not voice control?
And where is a digital read-out of the position, so you can remember a number, or give the position a name to get back to it?

other than that, being able to control it on-screen is a good idea.
 
@Patrick run some numbers why don’t you lol
Some examples of how I would use such.

-Daddy my toy fell under the seat
-Kids need more room to get out for school drop off
-Ah shit water bottle just fell and rolled under seat
 
THATmanMANNY said:
@Patrick run some numbers why don’t you lol
Some examples of how I would use such.

-Daddy my toy fell under the seat
-Kids need more room to get out for school drop off
-Ah shit water bottle just fell and rolled under seat
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Im suggesting what feedback should be since you are in the beta....
Version 0.9 isnt as good as it could be.

And where are the heat/cool controls while you are there?

By selecting the seat and having all available controls in one place, it would be easier to have the muscle memory.

Maybe the back seats have heat that could be controlled? Or folded down (only available in park)
 
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shrpshtr325 said:
Honestly having only touch screen controls still sucks. Give me a button or switch I can feel when I get the right spot instead of requiring me to focus my view on it. Touchscreen can really only safely be manipulated at a stop
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I would agree with you but we rented a Wagoneer a year ago and they somehow outdid themselves with it. All the general controls are on the screen but because it's an $80k vehicle they added buttons. Except they did a flat surface with capacitance buttons that didn't really work. So you still have to look as you can't feel the buttons and even then it was a 50% success rate of the button working so staring at the button while trying multiple times made it really unsafe.
 
Santapez said:
I would agree with you but we rented a Wagoneer a year ago and they somehow outdid themselves with it. All the general controls are on the screen but because it's an $80k vehicle they added buttons. Except they did a flat surface with capacitance buttons that didn't really work. So you still have to look as you can't feel the buttons and even then it was a 50% success rate of the button working so staring at the button while trying multiple times made it really unsafe.
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i guess i should have been more specific and said physical buttons, none of that capacitance garbage which is basically just a touchscreen and a microcontroller where it really isnt needed. But now im afraid i sound like a crotchety old man since i still want my physical home buttons and real keyboards on my smartphone . . . .

When i replaced the radio in my truck i spent more money to get the unit with real buttons instead of the capacitance garbage for volume/home ect.
 
shrpshtr325 said:
i guess i should have been more specific and said physical buttons, none of that capacitance garbage which is basically just a touchscreen and a microcontroller where it really isnt needed. But now im afraid i sound like a crotchety old man since i still want my physical home buttons and real keyboards on my smartphone . . . .
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Gen Y are such a pain.
 
THATmanMANNY said:
@Patrick run some numbers why don’t you lol
Some examples of how I would use such.

-Daddy my toy fell under the seat
-Kids need more room to get out for school drop off
-Ah shit water bottle just fell and rolled under seat
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Do the Tesla have voice controls for all functions or at least some? As a rear passenger in one I usually see the front passenger changing climate controls and defrosters. Anytime you have to take your eyes off the road to tap/scroll multiple times it seems no different than being on a cellphone while driving. I still love cars will buttons and dials as well.
 
I'd say it's more like a shitbox car with a loud exhaust that makes an incredible amount of noise while barely accelerating from one light to another.
 
mwlikesbikes said:
Review of the new Dodge Charger EV. It essentially has speakers to mimic an external exhaust. To me that seems like the automotive equivalent of tofurkey…
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2024 Dodge Charger Daytona EV First Drive Review: Don't Be Mad, But... — The Drive

Activating launch control, I mashed my left foot into the brake pedal and my right foot on the accelerator, waiting for the drag strip “Christmas tree” to turn green.
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To me this is a great looking car. Now if they build a version that has a Hemi with a manual and DCT option, they'll knock it out of the park from a sales perspective.
 
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