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This is just a short list of things that I feel could be improved. All of it in the UI so it could be done over the air. Maybe some of them I am just using wrongly? If so, please tell me how to use it correctly.
Autopilot speed limit
Whenever it "knows" the speed limit, it limits itself to being used at that speed. I can also change it to 10 in the settings on "relative" and 200 on absolute. However, most of the time, it's still limiting itself to the speed limit ( 10).
It's all nice and well when that is the correct limit, but often, it is not. There are huge parts of the roads in my country that have been under construction for a long time. So the limit, from map data, was set to 70. But now it's complete and should be 90. But the car wont let me do 90. So for really long parts of the roads, I just can't use the full features. What is weird, is that sometimes it allows me to set whatever value I want, no matter the speed limit. But most of the time, it refuses to do more than the speed limit ( 10).
Simply let me set whatever I want, and the problem would be gone.
Setting a lower cruise speed
As far as I know, the only way to set the cruise speed at something lower than the speed limit, is to set it, and then scroll down to whatever I want. But that's just not doable when it thinks speed limit is 80 , but it actually is 50--. It's just too much to scroll, and the car goes into a weird accelerate then break motion.
I have noted that if I keep applying the throttle while setting the speed, it won't do anything before I release the throttle. But I just feel that is a hard/overly complex way to do it.
Simply allow me to scroll down the cruise speed before applying.
Navigation box
Whenever I am using the navigation, a "small" information box will appear in the top left part of the map part of the screen. And I mean, part of the point of using navigation, is to have that information there. But I feel it is often more in the way than actually helpful. I don't need to know that in 30-60 minutes, I am to turn left.
It becomes a small "problem" when the road I am to follow, banks to the left. It becomes hidden behind the information box. I mean, it's not too much of a "problem", but it would be nice to have the option to just hide it without turning of navigation. Or maybe move it to the lower part of the screen. I wouldn't mind if it covered parts of the road that are now behind me.
Auto screen colours
As far as I am aware, the screen changes from day to night mode on a certain time of day, not with the current ambient lighting. In my country, a lot of driving happens underneath the sea or inside the mountain. And the sun has no effect on anything. It would be nice to have it enter night mode when entering tunnels. And even more important, turning into day mode when exiting.
I can set it manually to night mode when going trough tunnels, however, if I don't set it to day mode before exiting, I will find myself in the situation where there is so much sunlight, the screen will just look entirely black.
Just have the light sensors trigger day/night mode on the screen. It already triggers the front lights nicely, just make it work on the screen too.
Using available information from radio channels
Radio stations don't just broadcast audio. They also send other data like text and images. My VW Golf from 2013 would display this information. Loads of other cars probably do too. But not Tesla. Just take the information and display it.
And while talking about radio, it would be nice if the channel list would show what type of radio a station is. Is it AM, FM or DAB ? (I don't think Model 3 can receive AM, but still).
General customization
It would just be nice to be able to customize the UI a bit for personal preference. Maybe I want to have a small graph of the power usage? Maybe someone wants to have the reverse camera available all the time? Maybe you have weird setups that would fit you better? Other cars have the option to select from different setups, or customize their own. And it kinda feels lacking in Tesla.
Current SoC range map
I noted that on the VW electric cars, there is a nice little feature where it will show you every part of the map you could possibly hope to reach with the current SoC. It would just be a cool little app to have.
Clickable status icons
Clicking the battery brings you into the charger menu. That is nice.
But why not just implement some other clickable icons too? Need to manually change the lights? Just press the position of the light status icons. To activate fog lights. Or turn on the driving lights.
Or if you want to swap between % and km range, kmh/mph, C/F. Just make it a double tap command. No need to enter the menu to change things when there are only 2 options. ON/OFF...
Live feed from all cameras
I don't think I need to say much about this. Everyone knows what it is, and I bet everyone wants it...
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