Like with an iPhone, you’re informed when there’s an update and you choose when to install it and there are release notes. There a giant notice that you have to click through the first time you drive with the new version. If it’s anything significant, which is rare, you have to go to the actual screen to see it. It’s not a big deal.
As it seems you’ve suspected, more over the top hyperbole from haters that can be safely ignored.
Calling anyone with criticisms “haters” instantly lowers the level of discourse.
Changing the UI is still significant. Maybe there’s a function you don’t use every day but you learned is on the left side of the screen. Now it’s in the right. Or put into a different submenu. And the thing you pressed thinking it was the function you want is now a new function that you didn’t intend to use. That can certainly be a hassle (or dangerous) while you’re driving. So even though it doesn’t change while you’re driving, you do face the situation of something being in an unexpected place, which you wouldn’t have to do with physical controls, or even consistent electronic controls.
But it does change, which is a major downside for me. I want to learn how to use my car and forget about it.
The UI doesn’t change often enough for me to think about it. Yeah, stuff changes, but it’s minor enough that I barely notice the difference. Apple iOS does more weird UI changes than Tesla.
There is some functionality that is difficult to access while driving. For example, there is no simple way to blink the head lights. (By this, I mean turning them off and on quickly, not flashing the headlights, which is changing from low to high beams quickly.) You have to tap the lights icon near the top of the screen, and then tap the off and on buttons on the bottom of the screen. That takes a lot of focus.
That is definitely annoying.
I haven’t had it happen to something I would ordinarily change while driving.
Question about the cybertruck:
It’s an improvement on the old Ford Ranchero/Chevy El Camino/GMC Cabellero in that 1. at 2500 lbs it has twice the load capacity, and 2. no pretentious Spanish name. But does it have their same unibody drawback, where loading the bed means the doors can’t be opened?
I didn’t think it literally updated while you drove but, as @SenorBeef stated you’d notice for the first time while driving after it updates, whether that’s your first drive after an update or a week or two later.
Both iphones & Androids tell you there’s an update but you’d have to go search for what that update entails. IOW, on the screen it doesn’t tell you “we’re changing this screen”, or “we’re moving this here”.
It can’t update while you’re driving and it won’t let you drive during the update. It will only update when you allow it to do so. When the update is done the screen is completely filled with a list of changes and an explanation with graphics on what has changed (minor updates just say “minor bug fix” or something). There will be a pop up if there is a new choice to be made and it will direct you to the area.
When you go to the main menu, there is a little blue dot next to the submenus where there is a change
Even a blind muskrat can find an acorn once in a while, I guess. What do muskrats eat?
That would be a hassle. On what car did that occur?
My car came with a HUD. It also has an instrument-like display (which I have set to “analog gauge” mode) and an extension of the center screen to the right, which is off most of the time. The HUD was on as I drove it home from the dealer, showing my speed number and a little speed limit sign, floating out there just behind whatever car was in front of me (there are options for what it can show).
I found HUD annoying, turned it off as soon as I found the switch and never use it. If theq could place it more to the side of my line of sight and maybe make the speed analog-ish looking, it might be usable for me, but mostly it sucks. Worse, though, is that the HUD screen has a shading frame that much lighter than its black screen: driving into the sun create a reflection in the windshield, and I really detest having refections in my windshield.
They are omnivores. I don’t know if they eat acorns.
They’ve been known to nibble on bacon and chew on cheese.
What do you guys blink your headlights for? I’ve flashed high low to signal a driver to go, but I never see blinking around here except from truckers to let a passing truck know they have enough room to complete their lane change. Like I literally have never seen a passenger car around here do that. Maybe this is one of those regional things. Or am I forgetting about some common use
What? I had a 61 Ranchero, and loading the bed had no effect on the doors.
To let someone know their headlights are not on when they should be.
Someone just “blinked” at me a week or so ago as my hand was on the knob to turn my lights on. But referencing a “knob” probably means I’m a neo-Luddite because I’m not driving a computer screen-enabled car.
In the past I’ve blinked my headlights to let an oncoming car in the opposite lane know that they forgot to turn their headlights on at night. I don’t think I’ve had to do it in many years though, since modern vehicles typically have headlights that turn on automatically when it’s dark.
ETA: ninja’d by carrps
Teslas have lights that turn on automatically when it gets dark which is nowhere near unique to Tesla. You can also manually turn them on or off on the screen or by voice command.
While I’ve never been a trucker myself, I have worked with a lot of them in event production & had lots of time to hang out with them. They do appreciate the signaling, whether from another truck or a car & I have seen other cars do it at times. I do agree with you, that’s the main reason I know of for turning them off & back on; the only other thing I can think of is to flag down an oncoming cop for whatever reason but with modern, thin, LED light bars, or low profile cars with all lights in the car it’s harder to spot a cop car than it was x years ago.