Readit Newsjonathanberger commented on A UX designer walks into a Tesla Bar (2021) jenson.org/tesla/... · Posted by u/occamschainsaw
That version gave you the ability to customize the bottom bar. You can still put that same icon in the same stop if that's what you want.
The UX designer, Jenson, cites interesting concepts like 1+1=3 and cognitive load. But forgets an even more basic concept: design for the common case.
The common case is the driver being the owner. Tesla has real world data about how many times the defrost button is tapped. Their UX decision to make the bottom bar customizable is smart.
I personally choose to only put the defrost button in the bar during months of the year when I use that button frequently and remove it at other times. Keeps it easily accessible when I need it and out of the way when I don't. Elegant, functional.
It might even be the case that defrost is in the bottom bar by default and the owner of the Tesla he drove had removed it, I can't remember right now what Tesla does for newly shipped cars.
Robotaxis are "a real business"? Maybe in the future, but not yet. From the article:
> But even the most bullish believers in autonomous transportation acknowledge the tech still has a ways to go before it’s reliable enough for widespread deployment on U.S. roads.
Does a business have to be widely deployed or profitable to be real? The public and private capital markets say "no". If you were to ignore any business that isn't widely available you'd miss the beginning of both Apple and Facebook.
Waymo is a real business serving 50,000 rides each week delivering paying customers to their destination. If you haven't tried it yet, the product is amazing. Private, doesn't cancel, safe, and smooth. I will never take Uber again if I have the choice.
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For now I’ve decided to sit on React/Nextjs and actually focus on solving problems rather than playing the framework/UI library game that leads me nowhere.
I totally get your sentiment.
By “sit on” do you mean “keep using” or “avoid”?
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One of the most surprising things about getting an EV four months ago has been how little range matters.
Since you always leave home with a full tank and it’s rare to drive more than 150 miles in a typical day any range over that is money I’d rather save buying a smaller battery.
The main place more range helps is with road trips. But even there I run into the human comfort limit before the range limit. My family needs food and restrooms more frequently than the battery needs charging.
If I were to purchase an EV again I’d ignore range and focus more on other aspects.
I keep my gloves in the glovebox. Also toothpicks, napkins, tire pressure gauge, books, flashlight, laptop, extra hot sauce, keyed lugbolt socket... anything and everything.
Do you have or have you considered a car where the glovebox opens via touchscreen control? And if so, does this car have alternate storage, i.e in the center console?
> Autopilot the technology is already to the point where it's safe in the right conditions to take your eyes off the road for some number of seconds at at time.
How do you determine which seconds are actually safe to take your eyes off the road? If this can't be answered definitively, the answer is you should never have your eyes off the road. And if your answer is, 'I've done it heaps and I was fine', that's simply survival bias.
I'm not sure I'm understanding you when you say "definitively". Do you mean if I can't be 100% sure about my answer?
The answer to your question is: the same way you determine when it's safe to cross the road on foot. When there are no cars in sight I'm 100% sure it's safe. When there are cars in sight, I'm not 100% sure but I still cross because I've developed judgement about the situation and the risks are acceptable.
[1] https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tesla-has-the-most-loyal-b...