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dgpcolorado said:Completely agree. My Model S wiper stalk, sourced from a Mercedes supplier from what I've read, works fine. I can't fathom why they had to use a less functional one on the Model 3/Y — just to be clever? Voice commands are ok but they don't work at all in areas of poor cell (AT&T) reception IME and they take a lot more thought/distraction to use than twisting a wiper stalk.frontrangeleaf said:Wiper controls are a solved problem. No need to put them on the touchscreen at all. The touchscreen is a mix of genuine innovation, some novelty with little or no real world value, and giant leaps backward in ergonomics.
Not a fan overall.
-b
Indeed. At no time while turning my wipers on/off or adjusting the interval when intermittent, without giving the action more than the slightest thought or a single glance have I ever said to myself "Gee, this would be so much quicker, less distracting and use fewer mental cycles if it were on a touchscreen and/or voice or rain-activated.
I have the same attitude towards auto-dimming mirrors, another expensive 'solution' in search of a problem. Are there really drivers who find it just too complicated or taxing to reach a hand up and flip a lever, requiring maybe one second, no need to look away from the road, and essentially zero thought to accomplish?