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[dreamweaver]

That’s ok, a lot of us have come up with good reasons to have one.

I would love to hear a convincing argument for one.

 

[dreamweaver]

Tesla has added some interesting 2025 holiday update.

Now, to a more useful feature, Tesla has updated Dog Mode with a live activity feed:

When Dog Mode is active, you’ll see a Live Activity on your iPhone featuring periodic snapshots of your vehicle’s cabin along with live updates on temperature, battery & climate conditions

 

[6-ScoutFamily]

That’s ok, a lot of us have come up with good reasons to have one.

I can think of some good sounds:

A Saturn V lifting off
A sonic boom
Opening bars of “Smoke on the water”
Opening drums of “Rock and Roll”

More coming maybe

 

[dreamweaver]

I can think of some good sounds:

A Saturn V lifting off
A sonic boom
Opening bars of “Smoke on the water”
Opening drums of “Rock and Roll”

More coming maybe

Coming soon to a vehicle near you.....................

 

[J Alynn]

I would love to hear a convincing argument for one.

Because SM has said from early on they want a vehicle that is tactile and there was a huge push for buttons and toggles and knobs. To have the core function of the vehicle not have a physical interaction would go against everything SM has preached and would be pure sacrilege

 

[THil08]

Because SM has said from early on they want a vehicle that is tactile and there was a huge push for buttons and toggles and knobs. To have the core function of the vehicle not have a physical interaction would go against everything SM has preached and would be pure sacrilege

And to add, what uncle Scotty would say, Americans haven't forgotten on how to open doors and turn cars on.

I would have quoted it, but i don't feel like scrolling through a video to find him saying it.

 

[RodorW]

Because SM has said from early on they want a vehicle that is tactile and there was a huge push for buttons and toggles and knobs. To have the core function of the vehicle not have a physical interaction would go against everything SM has preached and would be pure sacrilege

Personally, I would disagree given that Electric cars do not need a push button to start it. It’s more of an annoyance when you come from a car with a key ignition that does not require you to press the brake pedal to start it so unless the push button start will activate systems without the foot on the brake it’s just more of an annoyance to some people. But everything else should have a button in my car in order to change my ventilation position. I have to press a button that takes me to a screen to select what I want while the rest of my HVAC is on buttoned. And for whatever reason I’m also the type of person that will fat hand my steering wheel while turning and press everything on it occasionally.

 

[dreamweaver]

And to add, what uncle Scotty would say, Americans haven't forgotten on how to open doors and turn cars on.

I would have quoted it, but i don't feel like scrolling through a video to find him saying it.

You would still turning the vehicle on with a button. A single button rather than a series of buttons.

 

[rfk]

We aren’t going to add fake engine noises to the vehicles as some articles and social posts imply. Instead we are pulling reference sounds from legacy scouts and nature to use in a variety of ways. We will have a bigger story and video about it in the future.

How about a selection to make it sound like a tractor? Or a UFO? Or Eddie Murphy repeatedly singing "Party All the Time"?

 

[J Alynn]

Personally, I would disagree given that Electric cars do not need a push button to start it. It’s more of an annoyance when you come from a car with a key ignition that does not require you to press the brake pedal to start it so unless the push button start will activate systems without the foot on the brake it’s just more of an annoyance to some people. But everything else should have a button in my car in order to change my ventilation position. I have to press a button that takes me to a screen to select what I want while the rest of my HVAC is on buttoned. And for whatever reason I’m also the type of person that will fat hand my steering wheel while turning and press everything on it occasionally.

Fair enough but their are others who don’t want any info on a screen so as has been debated-perhaps there is an override control in user set up that lets you choose other option and bypass the button. Whether you choose to use it or not, having the start button on the steering wheel is unique and I’m glad it’s there-but just my opinion

 

[J Alynn]

How about a selection to make it sound like a tractor? Or a UFO? Or Eddie Murphy repeatedly singing "Party All the Time"?

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Aaah-the good’ol days before he started doing kid/family movies. The days of Aunt Bunny and Mr.T and uncle Gus-

 

[RodorW]

Fair enough but their are others who don’t want any info on a screen so as has been debated-perhaps there is an override control in user set up that lets you choose other option and bypass the button. Whether you choose to use it or not, having the start button on the steering wheel is unique and I’m glad it’s there-but just my opinion

I don't personally want a button, but I can see some use cases for it, mainly being to let the vehicle know when your day is starting - ending, and everything in between is just normal EV operations. If it works with one push and not just ignores input, that would be fantastic. I just don't know about it being on the wheel, unless there is drive-by-wire, and the wheel won't make a full rotation. It seems dangerous to me, when making turns now I will occasionally hit the buttons on my wheel, changing audio and scrolling through my car's cluster menus, it could be disabled once in gear, but the simplicity offered by an EV I pull into park, press my break and just power off my car, since it will change to park once I power down the car

 

[J Alynn]

I don't personally want a button, but I can see some use cases for it, mainly being to let the vehicle know when your day is starting - ending, and everything in between is just normal EV operations. If it works with one push and not just ignores input, that would be fantastic. I just don't know about it being on the wheel, unless there is drive-by-wire, and the wheel won't make a full rotation. It seems dangerous to me, when making turns now I will occasionally hit the buttons on my wheel, changing audio and scrolling through my car's cluster menus, it could be disabled once in gear, but the simplicity offered by an EV I pull into park, press my break and just power off my car, since it will change to park once I power down the car

The reason I like it is when you are a two vehicle family. We will have a EV and an ICE, at least until my wife decides on a new car eventually then who knows what she’ll choose. Anyway-as a new EV driver I like that both vehicles will have a start button to tell the vehicle and driver the car is on. At some point I worry I get in her car, come home, pull the parking brake on and get out forgetting to turn hers off. Sounds silly but with the ICE being active cylinder management, if the engine shuts “off” because of deactivation I could be out of vehicle and 4-5 steps toward the house before I realize I forgot to turn the car off. I just think a universal start button allows all drivers be it EV or ICE to know the car is “Off”

 

[THil08]

The reason I like it is when you are a two bc at family. We will have a EV and an ICE, at least until my wife decides on a new car eventually then who knows what she’ll choose. Anyway-as a new EV driver I like that both vehicles will have a start button to tell the vehicle and driver the car is on. At some point I worry I get in her car, come home, pull the parking brake on and get out forgetting to turn hers off. Sounds silly but with the ICE being active cylinder management, if the engine shuts “off” because of deactivation I could be out of vehicle and 4-5 steps toward the house before I realize I forgot to turn the car off. I just think a universal start button allows all drivers be it EV or ICE to know the car is “Off”

The new 2026 X3 I’ve been testing. It’s gonna be sad when I don’t have it come Monday.

But it’s shuts off once the keys exit the vehicle. And you take a few steps.

The only time it stays running is when you activate the engine by remote start for preconditioning the temperature on the inside.

 

[RodorW]

The reason I like it is when you are a two bc at family. We will have a EV and an ICE, at least until my wife decides on a new car eventually then who knows what she’ll choose. Anyway-as a new EV driver I like that both vehicles will have a start button to tell the vehicle and driver the car is on. At some point I worry I get in her car, come home, pull the parking brake on and get out forgetting to turn hers off. Sounds silly but with the ICE being active cylinder management, if the engine shuts “off” because of deactivation I could be out of vehicle and 4-5 steps toward the house before I realize I forgot to turn the car off. I just think a universal start button allows all drivers be it EV or ICE to know the car is “Off”

As someone that drives an EV daily when I get handed the keys for the Buick we have to be the Designated driver, I've never had an issue, I think thats due to the nature of a combustion drivetrain, my car sits still, the Buick does not. But the Buick also has an ignition switch, not a button. so if I flip over to our 2015 volt, it has no break hold and a push start. While I don't drive it often I've yet to forgot that it's running. I'm not against the button though, I have gripes about mine specifically, I don't trust the on wheel position (maybe I'd come around to it after hands-on) but I drove the Amazon Rivians, and the lack of a start/stop button was so nice, I really want that convenience back in my personal car.

 

[dreamweaver]

Fair enough but their are others who don’t want any info on a screen so as has been debated-perhaps there is an override control in user set up that lets you choose other option and bypass the button. Whether you choose to use it or not, having the start button on the steering wheel is unique and I’m glad it’s there-but just my opinion

I think an override setup would the best of both worlds. Good suggestion.

 

[dreamweaver]

This is one crazy concept.

Toyota's tiny, barebones IKEA pickup could be its most versatile ever

One of the most interesting concepts revealed at this year's Japan Mobility Show was also one of the simplest. It was even buried within a big, bold Toyota Group press conference in which flashier reveals dominated the world's attention. And while it may not be as posh as a rare Rolls-Royce-level…

newatlas.com

 

[THil08]

 

[dreamweaver]

A brave and honest conversation from a CEO. You don't see that often.

 

[J Alynn]

This is one crazy concept.

Toyota's tiny, barebones IKEA pickup could be its most versatile ever

One of the most interesting concepts revealed at this year's Japan Mobility Show was also one of the simplest. It was even buried within a big, bold Toyota Group press conference in which flashier reveals dominated the world's attention. And while it may not be as posh as a rare Rolls-Royce-level…

newatlas.com

That’s a pretty cool concept