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Tesla Model X Owner Has Had Enough Of Minimalism, Adds Physical Buttons (insideevs.com)
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Tesla Model X Owner Has Had Enough Of Minimalism, Adds Physical Buttons::Tesla Model X owner from China has attached a panel of physical buttons to the vehicle's main control unit for quicker access to some key functions.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know, I intentionally bought a 2017 so I would have physical buttons πŸ˜‚

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thing is, I really wanted CarPlay / Android Auto support. Having had that with a 3rd party Alpine deck, I really got used to it. It’s hard to go back.

But, having some of those controls behind several menus and screens is really annoying. Oh well, at least it’s not a Telsa and I can turn the air vents manually.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I usually just prop my cellphone in front of the car's screen if I don't want to bother setting the car's NAV and I only play two radio stations when I drive so it doesn't bother me, but I understand what you're saying (although my experience with Android auto wasn't great).

Honestly I just wished the NAV could sync with my phone via Bluetooth even if it used Volvo's map, that's all I would need for it to be perfect.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I’m mostly in CarPlay land. Personally, I like that the car UIs are much more glanceable, have bigger touch targets that are easier to hit on a bumpy road, and default to voice control UIs for a lot of stuff. All in all, it feels safer to me and helps me keep my eyes on the road.

But once you get outside of controlling CP and AA for audio, messaging, and mapping apps, and you start talking about controlling the vehicle, I want physical buttons for common stuff.

My Volvo has some annoying collision detection sensors that I have to toggle off on certain roads, and going through menus to get to that is stupid.