So the biggest news here seems to be the upgrades to Autopilot. (https://www.tesla.com/blog/upgrading-autopilot-seeing-world-...). They describe a fantastic amount of new technology, including using radar to make a point cloud despite the fact that "[s]omething made of wood or painted plastic ... is almost as transparent as glass to radar." This venture reeks Murphy's Law. I'll let someone else be the guinea pig in this experiment.
So a touchscreen meant you lose tactile feedback. We knew that already. But now all the buttons move around too?
Interesting that their marketing video has someone driving on the cycle path at 00:26. Maybe warning about that is something they can address in the next software update :)
As a UI designer, I have a question for any Tesla owners out there.
Are the UI text and interface elements large enough?
They appear pretty small for their intended use in a busy and distracting car environment. I notice that with each revision they bump up in size and simplicity just a little, so maybe they're narrowing in on a more optimal size, but I probably would have started much larger and simpler. I've always been curious how it is to actually use in day to day driving.
I wonder if hackers will have to be 6 instead of 12 miles away to take control of it now.
Not a Tesla owner, but that Cabin Overhead Protection feature is pretty cool (pun intended).
I have to pay $200 to get the software in my car updated and its crap.
The link now seems to 404
404 page not found here
Are they still using Qt?
From the video at the bottom of the page [1] at minute 00:31:
> Every time we get a new update it seems like something got better [...]
What? Is not that the main purpose of an update? To make things better?
> Cabin Overheat Protection
I hope that besides cooling the car it includes a feature that pulls down some signs in the windows that says "no really the A/C is on and my kid/dog is fine, don't break the glass".
I mean I'm kinda joking here but not really. This has been a problem for Prius owners for a long time (they can have a/c on manually when the car is off)