The Tesla Model 3 Has Just One Display, And It's Not In Front Of The Driver
Fans of common sense should look away now. The Tesla Model 3 is going to have no displays other than a giant tablet device attached to the middle of the dashboard.
That means no speedometer, rev counter, fuel gauge, temperature gauges or even a damn clock in front of the driver. Elon Musk has confirmed that all the Model 3’s readouts will be confined to the central screen, which could easily be compromised by glare in daylight.
Anyone who’s driven an old Citroen C4, or another car that relocates the crucial info away from the driver, will know what a colossal ballache this can be. It takes longer to read the necessary data, turns your eyes away from the road and just feels… wrong.
Tesla is making the move to boost the futuristic, minimalist interior feel of the new Model 3, focusing on providing a layout that works for Autopilot mode, but in the process it sacrifices the everyday practicality of having multiple dials and screens. It could even be down to cost-cutting as Tesla scrambles to make a profit.
Tweets from Elon Musk also confirm that the Model 3 won’t be getting a head-up display of any kind, either. It means drivers really will have to deal with just the one screen, which, when the sun is in the wrong place, will be completely illegible. Is it just us, or is this an astonishingly bad idea if you’re driving the car yourself?
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At least give us a phone holder on the dash
So you are not an apple nerd
Yeah, that’s why i will never buy a Tesla…
I cannot abide by this.
Not even a HUD? Are we really putting THIS much empahsis on autonomous driving? Elon Musk is a bloke; We as consumers aren’t ready for this kind of new age tech yet, not forgetting to mention you’re more susceptible to cause or become a part of an accident in this thing. Driver input saves lives.
It’s a giant computer. You pour water on it, it shorts out. Virus in the hard drive? Good luck trying to get rid of it.
This, Mr. Musk, is a terrible platform to build off of. Revert back to conventional dials so we aren’t about to piss ourselves everytime we sit in the seats, unaware of speed and range.
When you forget it’s electric:)
You know what also grinds my gears? The chromatic aberration on the seats.
Was this image taken with an 50$ Kit Lense?
Not sure why you’d need a speedometer AND a rev counter. It’s a direct drive (with no fancy hydro-clutch Regera magic), so you don’t need to know your RPM.
Center-mounted displays only work in one car: the McLaren F1.