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  1. Why no HUD? (On any Tesla?)

    To apply some ergonomist-speak to Tesla, the machine communicates with the operator through a multi-function visual display. Fine. Just please explain why that display is located some 60 degrees to the driver's side rather than closer to the line of sight. If it were moved to directly in front...
  2. Why no HUD? (On any Tesla?)

    Agree. I've maintained from the outset that Tesla needs to hire -- and listen to -- a good ergonomist (human factors engineer). I hope that the production and electronic engineers have finished showing off that they can put everything onto a central screen, and provide the CT with more...
  3. Locating the Big Screen

    First the big screens went in police cruisers. Couldn't locate them in front of the driver because that's where the instrument display is, so the screen went in the middle of the dash, and (at least in those I've seen), aimed straight back instead of being canted (turned) toward the driver...
  4. CyberTruck App Virtual

    To what end AJ? Suppose an owner did not want to leave any evidence of where or how he drove, or a malicious hacker just wanted to cause problems.
  5. CyberTruck App Virtual

    (Not sure where this post belongs.) Would it be possible to prevent communications between one's vehicle and Tesla? (Not that I'd want to; just curious.) Could not a good hacker bypass Tesla's security and do a phony communication? When Tesla sends a worldwide update electronically to their...
  6. Why no HUD? (On any Tesla?)

    "... was a combat engineer in the Army, and a LEO for 26 years." That's useful input. I'm not up on US military acronyms. Is that Logistics Engineering Operations, Law Enforcement Officer, Local Exchange Officer, ...? And you're right about there being differences between military and civilian...
  7. Why no HUD? (On any Tesla?)

    Tried to provide this clip: MyFirstDayDriving1.mp4 but it doesn't seem to work -- and I don't know how to cancel this entry. Sorry.
  8. Why no HUD? (On any Tesla?)

    I welcome all the responses but some make me wonder if my point got lost in my fanciful examples. So let me state my point more directly, even if it will still take a lot of words. If a drivers licence required you to get formally and regularly checked out in a model before you can legally...
  9. Why no HUD? (On any Tesla?)

    "... ultra light aircraft (here in the US) and controls can be almost anything ...." That's why I specified factory-built aircraft. Many ultra lights are home built or assembled, and the "factory-built" may be more from somebody's garage. "... the only standard I have seen in cars is the skinny...
  10. Why no HUD? (On any Tesla?)

    Agree with you Jake; too bad that safety's not always simple and low-cost.
  11. Why no HUD? (On any Tesla?)

    Depends whether you want a cockpit designed for low cost and a clean look or one made for intuitive and hence safe operation. For the former, stick with the Tesla precedents. For the latter, as an example, picture a miniature headlight on the dash near the driver. Raise it one click for parking...
  12. Why no HUD? (On any Tesla?)

    Quite so, because there's no required standardization. But I think first-time-in-that-model drivers would figure out the lights and wiper controls faster in any car other than a Tesla.
  13. Why no HUD? (On any Tesla?)

    Ambiguous on purpose. These days, indicate that the driver's male and the passenger female and they'll come after you with pitchforks.
  14. Why no HUD? (On any Tesla?)

    "Tesla, turn on headlights" "Tesla, turn on wipers" Yes, when Lee's offspring (a consumer lawyer) asked Dee, "Were there any last words?" the answer was:, "Listen carefully, to turn on the lights or wipers, what you do is ... it hurts ... all you do is .... aghh!" Given the power of a drivers...
  15. Why no HUD? (On any Tesla?)

    There's a difference. Say you have a private pilots licence. Heck, let's make it a commercial licence, and you've logged 5,000 hours flying every model of single-engine (we'll keep this simple) that's come out of a factory. (And unlike road vehicles, aircraft controls and displays have long been...
  16. Why no HUD? (On any Tesla?)

    Guy, I agree that the issue is not HUD or no-HUD. Jeff recently mentioned NEED, and that's my point. Let me conjure up a scenario. Elderly couple, Lee and Dee, are driving their new Tesla on a deserted road. Lee suffers an attack; Dee reaches over to steer to the side, helps Lee into another...
  17. Why no HUD? (On any Tesla?)

    Guy and Les appear to be on opposite sides but they're both completely right. One objective of the Research Development and Engineering group was to see if the design and use of HU displays by the Air Force (without which high-performance, narrow-cockpit fighters could not show enough info to...


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