[henrikschroder]

> To Tesla’s credit, their on/off/drive/reverse control is vastly superior to anyone else’s.

They got it from Mercedes, as well as all the other steering wheel stalks (lights, window washers, cruise control), as well as the driver door window and mirrors control pad.

Good on them for selecting the best on the market, but it's not their invention.

[amluto]

As far as I know, Teslas are unique or nearly unique in that you can put the car in park and exit the car and there is no risk that you accidentally leave the car on. Certainly in Toyota vehicles (even brand new) you can arrive at your destination, do the wrong sequence of button presses, and end up with the car in park (so it won't roll), with the engine physically off (because the car has automatic stop-start, so it is likely to turn off the engine by itself when you park) and exit the car, and end up with the car in a state that will restart the engine when it starts to cool down or when the 12V system wants to be topped off and start emitting CO. In your garage.

I've made this mistake myself, although not in a garage, and I've noticed it before I actually exited the car. But a surprising number of people have actually died due to this UI failure.

[annerajb]

I don't think his talking about the physical button and the model 3 one uses a custom made one with a different layout. Their old one at one point was a Mercedes one they later switches to another design don't remember from which OEM.