Yeah I’ve always been suspect of these critiques of Teslas UI. Besides the climate control you don’t really need to tap on the tablet for anything critical to driving WHILE driving. At least that was my experience in my brief experience with a 3.
I’d still add maybe another physical dial for stuff like climate, maybe even make them programmable. But that’s for convenience.
I find the rare times you need to use xdrive on BMWs which is a physical dial + a few buttons just as distracting as using a tablet while driving.
not only is it on the touchscreen, it doesn't have a dedicated location, is hard to locate visually, then hard to hard to actually press (small target), all in a moving car and without affecting other controls.
also, turn on cabin lights? flash headlights off and on? sigh.
I’d still add maybe another physical dial for stuff like climate, maybe even make them programmable. But that’s for convenience.
I find the rare times you need to use xdrive on BMWs which is a physical dial + a few buttons just as distracting as using a tablet while driving.