Car interiors are getting influenced by Tesla

Posted on
18 March 2022
By
Zachary Visconti

Setting the standard for Tesla’s vehicle conventional vehicle manufacturers The latest is the introduction of a centralized touchscreen instead of buttons – in a handful of ways. Despite some recent regulatory concerns about what activities the screens can be used for, many automakers are already phasing out vehicles with similar styling screens.

Above: Tesla Model S interior design (Source: Tesla)

Automakers such as General Motors, Volvo, Stelantis and many others have unveiled their own versions of touchscreen panels in recent releases, such as In Verse Report. Tesla first added the feature to its Model S in 2012, when touchscreens in vehicles were a glare in the auto industry’s eyes.

“I don’t think anyone thought a virtualized switch was something people would accept five years ago,” said Nicole Kretz, GM’s chief engineer for battery-electric trucks. “Everybody wanted a hundred buttons everywhere.”

GM unveiled the interior of its Chevy Silverado EV at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, which surprisingly included a 17-inch touchscreen.

But once implemented, automakers discovered something inevitable: touchscreens offered a more adaptable interface than buttons, and they could easily be updated on an ongoing basis via over-the-air software updates. Is – the opposite of the permanent, touch control buttons.

“We are analog animals, and we can only consider so many things at once,” explains Ralph Giles, Head of Global Design for Stelantis, “In our research, people love a tactile interface. With a screen, we can very quickly change the function of the interior and introduce features without needing to make a button for it. It’s infinitely updated.” Doable,” Gilles said.

Still, some have expressed concerns about safety amid the huge, potentially distracting touchscreens being installed in cars today. according to this Automotive NewsOne such party is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has launched an investigation into Tesla as the automaker updated the vehicle’s software. Passengers play games on touchscreens.,

Tesla has already canceled the feature and partially responded to NHTSA’s investigation by requesting extreme confidentiality.

Additionally, the ability for the ecosystem to move beyond touchscreens and car software is something Tesla has explored through its mobile app. Volvo plans to integrate the car’s touchscreen and software with smart home devices, as David Holesek, Director of Digital Experience, details.

“We’re bringing the car into the Google Home ecosystem as a native device,” Holesek says. “This will enable and open up many new experiences as you allow other services to interact with the car. And it is not just about interaction, but sharing information about the position of the vehicle, where it is, and more depending on the permissions that you grant to the Services.”

While some activities may not be considered safe for vehicles, updating them to fix safety issues shows the benefits of having a modified, software-based screen and system. OTA updates can tweak things as needed, as they were with Tesla’s Passenger Gaming feature.

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Above: Tesla’s touchscreen console once considered controversial is now being emulated by others (source: Chevrolet, Volvo, Chrysler and Ford via Inverse)

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