Dash Mounted Tablet Solution

[rtfitch]

I decided to mount a tablet to my dash. This way I can have navigation/(any app you want) while still being able to see the video feeds on the main screen. With my Samsung phone I am able to automatically activate my hotspot whenever I connect to the CT Bluetooth so the tablet has internet. I will run a USB cable under the trim. This could also work with a phone.

I am considering adding a privacy screen to the tablet so passerby's cant see me browsing cybertruckownersclub.com as I drive.

I used 2x of this mount: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGHNQ53C

I am enjoying all the innovative ideas that this group brings forward, it speaks to the inherent depth that our geekdom reaches.

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[Pops]

Nope it can't. A mapping display is use specific device, as is GPS Display or instrument display

A tablet would be a visual display device and would require an interlock.

You could be right, I do not know and I wont try and play lawyer. All I can do is operate in a safe manner and if I get a ticket or warning I will take action. I suspect I would be fine, and this device is mimicking the functionality that most other vehicles come equipped with.

That is a CA law, but wouldn't this logic also make mounting a phone illegal? It can also play videos. Every uber and lyft driver in existence does that.

 

[REM]

I'm sorry but this concern is unfounded. This device is on the other side of the airbag, the odds of it making contact with the driver on impact are close to 0. It may bounce around after the impact and hit the driver, but that applies to all objects inside the cabin that are not tied down.

In the event of a forward collision this tablet's first priority is going to be to try and exit the CT through the front windshield, though it will likely fail.

Founded:

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45653029


"but that applies to all objects inside the cabin that are not tied down."

Agreed. this is one of the most dangerous things that people casually shirk.

 

[Pops]

Founded:

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45653029


"but that applies to all objects inside the cabin that are not tied down."

Agreed. this is one of the most dangerous things that people casually shirk.

While I disagree that the arrangement of my tablet is similar to the one that possibility killed the child (it was not the confirmed cause of death). There is an airbag between me and the tablet. I do agree the driving is inherently the most dangerous thing all of us do on a daily basis. I've made my risk calculation (bad thing * odds of it happening = risk) and this is comfortably inside my tolerance.

 

[SoCalSteve]

I decided to mount a tablet to my dash. This way I can have navigation/(any app you want) while still being able to see the video feeds on the main screen.

I'm hoping you can help me understand this because no one wants to explain it to me. Tesla has seamless navigation built right in, and it's done so that you can see whatever additional info you need. So why do people feel the need to mount phones and tablets in their cars for navigation?

 

[Pops]

I'm hoping you can help me understand this because no one wants to explain it to me. Tesla has seamless navigation built right in, and it's done so that you can see whatever additional info you need. So why do people feel the need to mount phones and tablets in their cars for navigation?

I explained it in the OP but I'm happy to go over it again. There is a deficiency in the visibility for the Cybertruck.

You cannot view behind you while the blinker is on. The camera that normally displays your rear view switches to the side view on the center screen. This is important because sometimes when you're about to merge there may be a fast approaching vehicle behind you that is clearly intending to merge as well and pass you.

A solution is to have the camera view(s) displayed in the center screen, both sides and rear simultaneously. However this creates another problem, you can't do that and have navigation.

So my solution to the described conundrum is to have a dedicated nav screen directly in front of my steering wheel.

Tesla decided they want to save money and cut corners by excluding an instrument panel, so I needed to come up with an alternative that I feel is more safe than the standard configuration.

Edit: I also prefer Waze over Tesla navigation normally. I have an aftermarket instrument panel installed on my Model y and use it for navigation. I much prefer that configuration to the single center screen.

 

[jookyone]

From that child death article in Spain:
"However, we are not aware of any similar cases and this does appear to be a freak incident."

I've thought about the problem the OP has solved in their way, I've looked into other devices that would do the opposite and provide a better working rearview like someone else in this forum tried, though I haven't seen one that fixes the headlight glare at night problem.
https://www.cybertruckownersclub.com/forum/threads/apple-carplay-and-rear-camera.17299/#post-349817

 

[GuyV]

It's illegal to use a handheld device.

This is mounted on the dashboard.

If you have a citation, please provide. I can't know everything, and things change all the time, hence asking.


That is not how liability works.

-Crissa

It's how insurance companies and lawyers work.

 

[GuyV]

You could be right, I do not know and I wont try and play lawyer. All I can do is operate in a safe manner and if I get a ticket or warning I will take action. I suspect I would be fine, and this device is mimicking the functionality that most other vehicles come equipped with.

That is a CA law, but wouldn't this logic also make mounting a phone illegal? It can also play videos. Every uber and lyft driver in existence does that.

Yes it does. They are taking the same risk as you.

 

[SoCalSteve]

I explained it in the OP but I'm happy to go over it again. There is a deficiency in the visibility for the Cybertruck.

You cannot view behind you while the blinker is on. The camera that normally displays your rear view switches to the side view on the center screen. This is important because sometimes when you're about to merge there may be a fast approaching vehicle behind you that is clearly intending to merge as well and pass you.

A solution is to have the camera view(s) displayed in the center screen, both sides and rear simultaneously. However this creates another problem, you can't do that and have navigation.

So my solution to the described conundrum is to have a dedicated nav screen directly in front of my steering wheel.

Tesla decided they want to save money and cut corners by excluding an instrument panel, so I needed to come up with an alternative that I feel is more safe than the standard configuration.

Edit: I also prefer Waze over Tesla navigation normally. I have an aftermarket instrument panel installed on my Model y and use it for navigation. I much prefer that configuration to the single center screen.

Thanks for taking the time to clarify. This is the same issue in most Teslas, right? I don't run all my cameras all the time because they would block the whole screen, and it isn't that helpful.

When using my turn signals, I get a red indicator when it's not safe to merge. In FSD, the car likes cutting off those passing fast, but I've never had the red indicator fail me.

I've tested Google, Waze, and Tesla Nav, and I've never had any of them disagree on the directions. However, everyone has their favorite. I do agree that having a second screen is nice on the X, but I find it completely unnecessary.

 

[Pops]

Thanks for taking the time to clarify. This is the same issue in most Teslas, right?

Yeah I think its a similar behavior on most Teslas. The CT has it the worst because you cannot use the rearview mirror to see behind you. It doesn't make the CT unsafe, it just increases the chances of someone who is going fast rear ending you. Yes it would be their fault, but I would rather avoid any accident regardless of fault.

I like Waze because it shows speed traps and road debris. I use Tesla navigation when I do road trips so charging is plotted for me.

My ideal solution would be getting all the camera feeds in a display behind the steering wheel, but that is not possible DIY. Hyundai has a nice implementation, but without rear camera because their mirror isn't blocked.

 

[Crissa]

A tablet woudl be a visual display device and would require an interlock.

No, it can't display video while the GPS program is displayed.

I've tested Google, Waze, and Tesla Nav, and I've never had any of them disagree on the directions.

All three use the same core, shared navigation resources. Google gets incident alerts from Waze, Waze gets traffic from Google, and Tesla gets theirs from Google. So of course they would rarely disagree on directions.

But having more screen space means being able to give more to the camera feeds on the main screen. Heck, I do this in my Mazda; music is on the main screen while the map is on my phone.

-Crissa

 

[mprimo]

Newton would like to have a word with you. An object in motion stays in motion unless acted on by an external force. In a crash the tablet would fly towards the front of the truck, and away from my beautiful face. It is also on the other side of the airbag. So unless it was able to reverse direction and pierce through the airbag I should be okay.

I love it, science for the win!.....................Unless someone rear-ends you though.

 

[mprimo]

I'm sorry but this concern is unfounded. This device is on the other side of the airbag, the odds of it making contact with the driver on impact are close to 0. It may bounce around after the impact and hit the driver, but that applies to all objects inside the cabin that are not tied down.

In the event of a forward collision this tablet's first priority is going to be to try and exit the CT through the front windshield, though it will likely fail.

yup, which is why you should not have loose items inside the vehicle. The glove box and center storage are not there for decorations. If you get rear-ended at a stop sign, that tablet is not flying through the windshield. What if the hit is strong enough to dislodge the heavy table from the magnets and not sufficient to trigger the airbags, or they fail?

Close to zero is not zero. Take it as a notice and move on, there's no need to argue against people trying to make others safer.

 

[Deleted member 17810]

No, it can't display video while the GPS program is displayed.

Tablets and phones can do split screen for ages now.

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