The hints of Audi TT and Tesla Model 3: What is the future of the car dashboard?

In a Tesla car, it could be a huge touch screen; for a Toyota Prius, it might be to use a windshield to monitor the drive train.

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In the past 2 weeks, the world has been very concerned about the Model 3, and it does not hesitate to brush the ink. In fact, we know very little about the car itself. To be exact, the information we know is very poor. I think this is exactly what Tesla CEO Musk hopes. Mystery will have charm. I attended the launch of Model X and Model 3, and Musk liked to be surrounded by fanatic fans. The company he led has recently done some admirable things, and I have no reason to blame him. By hiding the details of the Model 3, Tesla has a larger space to continue to improve the car, and in the next year and a half, it can slowly optimize the car.

Speaking from the touch screen of Model 3

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The Model 3 is full of mysterious elements, and the dashboard is one of them. What we do is not clear at all: only a 15-inch touch screen is in the center. In other words, you can't find a combination meter, and other things that ordinary cars have.

There are also cars without a combination meter, such as the Prius, which is relatively rare. When I drive a car, I often miss the dashboard, nostalgia, no exception. All along, we have presented key information in places that drivers can easily see, and the reasons for this are quite sufficient.

There is a saying that the lack of traditional dashboards for Model 3 is mainly due to the fact that cars will shift to autonomous vehicles, and driving information such as speed and power becomes less important. Assuming that Model 3 can really get on the road in 2017 (the sad view may have to wait until 2018), fully automated driving may not be possible. Even if Tesla has a small chance to get ready, regulators and infrastructure can't keep up with the rhythm. In general, when you drive forward, you still have to keep an eye on the screen and watch the car at any time.

Audi TT: Advance to virtual cockpit, digital instrumentation

What's interesting is that some companies are moving in the opposite direction. For example, Audi, Audi pays great attention to the so-called "virtual cockpit". About two years ago, "virtual cockpit" first appeared on the third generation TT car. On the TT and R8 supercars, an LCD display was installed in the place where the traditional instrument should be placed (behind the steering wheel), which completely replaced the central combination meter. Audi's design philosophy has two main points: First, cleaning the dashboard, this is very important in the sports car, because the space of the sports car is relatively compact, the body is relatively slim; secondly, the control of the car is fully incorporated into the driver's sight.

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Recently, I spent a few days testing the TT Roadster, and I was the first to experience the “virtual cockpit” in a real environment. Theverge columnist Jason Harper doesn't like the system, he wrote in a recent review report: "In modern cars, the monoblock display handles too much information and you are forced to switch. The screen gets the information. This operation is very distracting and very unintuitive."

I fully understand his complaints, and put a lot of settings and functions of high-tech cars into a display screen. The size of the display screen is as large as a single meter, and the result can only be a mess. Although the "virtual cockpit" is still not perfect, I like it very much. In fact, it once again makes me believe that no matter what Tesla thinks, we should put the instrument cluster in a reorganization position.

Maps should be the top priority

Some people get lost in their own homes, and I think that Google Maps should be placed in an important position. I don't like to stare at the right side, where a navigation screen is placed, and the sun shines through the windshield on the display. It is very difficult to watch. The map of the virtual cockpit is placed in the center of the digital speedometer and tachometer. Press the button to zoom out and zoom in on the map. TT's networked maps can be updated at any time via LTE. In fact, in addition to entering the navigation destination, it is basically unnecessary to use the combination meter. You may want to modify the core car settings, such as daytime running lights, but not so much; you can also manage the radio with a dedicated knob. A great map will always be in the middle of the road.

In fact, putting the map directly in front of my eyes makes me more confident when driving. Sometimes the map will be delayed, which is very annoying. The smartphone needs to consider the battery life. The car is not necessary. Why not improve the performance of the processor? Right? Compared with other systems I have used, the Audi TT system is still better. A lot, I think it's time to turn all the in-car UI (user interface) into smooth glass.

In the Audi TT, the HVAC control is cleverly embedded in the event. If you want to adjust the temperature inside the car, you don't have to navigate through various user navigation interfaces. A dedicated radio volume button and power knob are installed in the car seat. In addition to the above operations, other tasks can be accomplished by instrument clustering: browsing the media, selecting navigation destinations, adjusting car settings, and more. Like many cars, Audi also has a built-in Internet app in the system. I doubt if anyone really uses it. Do I really need to use Twitter in the combination meter? What I really need is a similar function like CarPlay or Android Auto. .

Having said that, some models of Audi support CarPlay and Android Auto, but TT does not support it, probably because there is no screen to display. This is a big problem. In the future TT and R8 design, I expect to reintroduce a central instrument to provide users with similar functions; for those who buy cars today, CarPlay and Android Auto are not the decision to purchase and Factors, but will come in the future. The front passenger experience is a bit boring because there is no central display; the security may be reduced because the driver cannot enter the destination when driving. Of course, the TT and R8 are driver-centric cars, while Audi's other models have more space, such as the newly designed A4, which adds a central display to the virtual cockpit.

Each car will be transferred to the digital multi-function dashboard

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In addition to Audi, there are also some car dealers who have installed digital instrument clusters in their cars. The Audi TT has a unique feature. It has only one display in the cockpit. I am generally satisfied with it. If you can add a central display enhancement, the experience will undoubtedly be better. Some automakers have already done this, including Tesla, which installs a digital dashboard in the higher-priced Model S and X.

When the final product of Model 3 goes on the market, we may see that the car is equipped with a dashboard, or it may be a HUD Heads Up Display. HUD definitely has an obvious effect, but it is not a perfect replacement. HUD can't display map navigation information, which makes me dissatisfied; I can only use turn-by-turn directions. As far as I am concerned, the directional navigation is not very easy to use. In the urban area, there may be three streets close together. “Turn right” does not know which one to say.

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