Comment on Tesla Has The Highest Accident Rate Of Any Auto Brand
viking@infosec.pub 9 months agoI came here to say exactly that. You can blame Musk for many things, but the cars are only as good as their drivers, and they are some of the worst I’ve seen indeed.
Kbobabob@lemmy.world 9 months ago
The design of the car isn’t that great. No physical buttons so you have to constantly look away from the road to interact with any car feature. Wipers, mirrors, climate control, music, etc… the blind spot and side views are on the display. Need to merge left but have to look right to see if it’s clear.
not_again@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Using the touch screen as a pain, for sure. However, nearly all commands on the touch screen can be accessed via voice commands from a button on the steering wheel. In practice, the need to use the touch screen while driving (other than to monitor your speed and cruise control settings) is practically zero.
dpkonofa@lemmy.world 9 months ago
They do have mirrors, you know… The lack of physical buttons isn’t that bad either. You shouldn’t be fucking with things while driving whether there are buttons or not.
FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
You pull over to adjust the AC?
dpkonofa@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I don’t adjust anything unless I’m stopped. Red light, stop sign, etc. Also, at this point, I can reference all that stuff without looking at the screen so, even if I needed to, I don’t have to take my eyes off the road.
It’s nonsense that Tesla drivers are somehow less safe because of the screens considering every other driver is staring at their phones.
Kbobabob@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Your can the blind spot in the physical mirrors?
dpkonofa@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Properly positioned mirrors don’t have blind spots.