I think the same could be said for any of the next-gen cars.
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 lights, two for headlights. Flick between city and high-beams; twist for variable interior lighting. Do similar with a miniature wiper blade.
Agree with you Jake; too bad that safety's not always simple and low-cost.
We rented a convertible in Hawaii once for grins and not only did it take some time to figure out all the buttons but we raised the roof looking for the wipers when it started to rain. Neither Dee nor Lee would have made it to the hospital.
I agree with your points and examples but the USHPA regulates flying ultralights and you ‘do’ require a rating. In the distant past that wasn’t the case and if you had a hanglider rating and a friend with an ultralight you could fly it but that didn’t make it smart. I knew a guy that tried and ended up paralyzed for life because he made hanglider assumptions in a powered aircraft. I almost made the same mistake but didn’t. Licenses and common sense are a good thing. I think the problem with the Lee and Dee scenario is that it is assumed that experience and not common sense with save the day as long as certain norms are maintained, but several people have noted that no manufacturer, and certainly not the government, has done this. If anything they go out of their ways to do things a little differently...all the time.
"... 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.
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.Dee is like what is this magical turning wheel and where do I light the fire?
I can only conclude from that statement that you must never have driven one. Teslas are unique in many ways but you just get in and drive them away. No training is offered or required. Even my wife can drive it. Now she doesn't know Watt hours from overtime hours nor does she understand what any of the displays mean but as far as actual driving is concerned about the only instruction is "don't use the brake unless you have to." and perhaps "this is your gas gauge".
While I agree with you that anyone can get in and drive, even more easily than any ICE car, it won’t initially be a pleasant experience because the accelerator response is so immediate and so profound, and the reverse is also true when you let up on the accelerator. Fortunately you get used to it very quickly. But just driving is simple. On the other hand, learning how to operate the steering wheel controls and the display options takes time. The posting about wipers, etc., was off because the default settings on wipers and lights is ‘auto‘, so they will work without any input, and the voice controls continue to improve.
You mean like this flush door handles on a Range Rover? https://www.landrover.com/explore-land-rover/onelife/design/range-rover-velar-luxury.html
No your point is that standardization makes it easier to move from vehicle to vehicle.... My point with the steamer post was when/ what should you choose as the standard. If the stanley steamer was the standard then a hud would defo be outlawed.
I've seen the expressions on the faces of too many friends and neigbors experiencing this for the first time to be able to agree to that.
That does take a little longer. Maybe 2 -3 miles on the road,.
At the moment the design still belongs to the engineers. Eventually the will have to "dumb it down" if they want it to sell. I remember the lamentations when they did that with ICE cars. It's going to be even sadder when they do it to these.