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25 points

That’s the funniest thing I’ve heard today

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I think the latest models also have the gear selector (or whatever they’re called for automatics / EVs) on the touch screen, so you need to swipe up to put it into drive.

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So… the entire car is bricked if that screen malfunctions and the car is not usable by those with poor motor skills in their right hand?

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Or left hand for right-hand drive cars, but yes.

I watch the CarWow channel on YouTube and they review a lot of EV’s, and the host struggled with it - it would take him several attempts to get it into drive as he’d swipe up but not all the way so it would never actually engage. I guess in that case a software fix could be applied to make the control more sensitive but it’s still fucking stupid to have it there in the first place.

Also for more WTFs, on that same channel, they do these challenges where they drive a bunch of EVs on a route and see which one goes the furthest, which has the closest range to what the manufacture claims it’ll do and what happens to the vehicle when it runs out of battery. There was an instance where the Tesla ran out of charge, but they couldn’t open the recharging port because the little door is electronic.

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Nope, there are alternative buttons, but I agree it’s not an improvement that they have removed the stalks.

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Eh, many automatics nowadays just have electrical switches to change between p, n, d and so on, if those break it’s the same… Normally a switch would be more reliable still than a screen, but this is Tesla we’re talking about…

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