Glass cockpit

[unixronin]

The upcoming Tesla Model S sedan has a very large color display in the center of the dash where things like sound and air-conditioning controls typically go.  (See this photo.) Speculation is it’s a touchscreen.  Its rectangular outlines seem to be mostly diguised behind the center-dash trim.

This looks to be pretty close to a full glass cockpit.  There’s another view here, from a different angle, in which we can see (top to bottom) a navigation system, what looks like an MP3-capable audio interface, and air conditioning controls.  It looks from here as though the rest of the dash is glass as well.  No telling how much of the interface is configurable, but if it is touch-sensitive, I’m guessing it’s a significant improvement over iDrive.

Comments

[lebo-superman.livejournal.com]

My first thought is "What are they thinking?"

If those controls are touch-sensitive, the only safe way to use them is to pull over and stop - that screen goes clear down to the shifter and requires that you take your eyes off the road to interact with it. Or have a co-pilot do your interacting for you.