When I drive my Model S. I try to not touch the middle panel as much as possible, because frankly even though most things are in easy to touch spots, it still takes my attention off the road. Some examples could be searching for music via my voice. It pops up with different artists, etc which I inevitably read, I am unsure if there is a way to avoid this but I digress.
What I am getting at, is can we think of ways where one does not need to use the center console while driving even more? Below are some ideas I had to ensure those crazy enough to search the web while driving would think twice. By the way, in my honest opinion I think web searching should be disabled after going a certain speed (15 MPH or so). Quite frankly I don't trust other people NOT to use that feature while driving on the highway.
1) When you search for an artist/song, the search function show a list not only on the center console, but on your left or right side of your speedometer display as well. This way you don't need to take your hand off the wheel, you simply glance down and scroll with the steering wheel toggle then select. This would avoid you needing to take your hands AND eyes off the task at hand, driving.
2) This is more of a creature comfort as by the time you approach a place to open the garage you are going very slow. But it would be cool if not only did it drop down from the middle console, but it dropped down from the center display and you simply press in to accept it on the left or right toggle button on the wheel. This is less a safety thing then a nice feature.
Can anyone think of anything else to help in not needing to mess with the center console? Is there an option already to do the things I mentioned? I am thinking about safety and knowing that I am a safe driver, doesn't help the general masses when they are not safe. We can certainly discuss more then these aspects, such as the right and wrong of having a web browser while traveling 60 MPH on the highway. In my opinion, we have phones and if the passenger wants to look up movie times they can. But the driver should be focused on driving.
What I am getting at, is can we think of ways where one does not need to use the center console while driving even more? Below are some ideas I had to ensure those crazy enough to search the web while driving would think twice. By the way, in my honest opinion I think web searching should be disabled after going a certain speed (15 MPH or so). Quite frankly I don't trust other people NOT to use that feature while driving on the highway.
1) When you search for an artist/song, the search function show a list not only on the center console, but on your left or right side of your speedometer display as well. This way you don't need to take your hand off the wheel, you simply glance down and scroll with the steering wheel toggle then select. This would avoid you needing to take your hands AND eyes off the task at hand, driving.
2) This is more of a creature comfort as by the time you approach a place to open the garage you are going very slow. But it would be cool if not only did it drop down from the middle console, but it dropped down from the center display and you simply press in to accept it on the left or right toggle button on the wheel. This is less a safety thing then a nice feature.
Can anyone think of anything else to help in not needing to mess with the center console? Is there an option already to do the things I mentioned? I am thinking about safety and knowing that I am a safe driver, doesn't help the general masses when they are not safe. We can certainly discuss more then these aspects, such as the right and wrong of having a web browser while traveling 60 MPH on the highway. In my opinion, we have phones and if the passenger wants to look up movie times they can. But the driver should be focused on driving.