Elon Musk Wants To Know What You Want In The Next Tesla User Interface

Tesla's CEO took to Twitter to ask drivers their input on the new design

By Jason Lederman | Published Oct 22, 2015 7:43 PM EDT

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Tesla Motors's CEO Elon Musk gave a casual press conference Tuesday afternoon, standing in front of a prototype of the Model S sedan. Seth Fletcher

It’s only been a week since Tesla Motors pushed new software out to make its cars autonomous, but CEO Elon Musk is already planning for the future.

Last night, Musk took to his Twitter account to ask people what they’d like to see in the upcoming software update (7.1) to the Tesla Motors touchscreen dashboard user interface (UI).

https://twitter.com/elonmusk//status/656973991379378176/

Many asked for features that accounted for families that share a car or drive with multiple people in the car at once.

@elonmusk better climate control for in the back, people are always explaining it’s too hot in the back..
— Michel (@michelelings) October 21, 2015

@elonmusk If driver gets out of car (in park!) and passenger is still present don’t let the car go to sleep (or have a setting around this).
— Teslaliving (@teslaliving) October 22, 2015

@elonmusk Having each keyfob be uniquely identified (since you get 2) so a specific profile is auto-selected for seat position, etc.
— Michael Simmons (@macguitar) October 21, 2015

While others wanted additional features for the HomeLink screen:

@elonmusk More than three entries in the HomeLink screen.
— Brian Stucki (@brianstucki) October 21, 2015

@elonmusk Make it look like this, please! https://t.co/hlgeUmPEUz pic.twitter.com/WO430O8US9
— Tyler (@Tylru) October 21, 2015

@elonmusk easy one – bigger Home button for opening the garage & farther from the Home Settings button. I often wind up hitting Settings.
— Jonathan (@JonathanOC) October 22, 2015

@elonmusk A better "night mode" that doesn't just dim the display but reduces blue elements from the UI at night to reduce eye fatigue
— Dave Lee (@Dave2D) October 21, 2015

Some specifically sought new navigation options:

@elonmusk buttons for home and work directly on navigation screen for immediate access
— Michel (@michelelings) October 21, 2015

@elonmusk really need mapping options. Take a look at this route I was sent on a few weeks ago. pic.twitter.com/57jB3QEMft
— Ryan Negri (@RyanNegri) October 21, 2015

@elonmusk NAV: Ability to show points of interest (POI), Show Map zoom level, Better map caching, Multiple route options
— Teslaliving (@teslaliving) October 22, 2015

@elonmusk multiple destination planning for a long trip
— Michel (@michelelings) October 21, 2015

Others wanted support for Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto, the new systems that let your smartphone take over your car’s dashboard screen.

@elonmusk carplay and android auto, my dude
— Chris Ziegler (@zpower) October 21, 2015

@elonmusk iOS CarPlay support. (And similar Android support as well.)
— Greg Maletic (@gregmaletic) October 21, 2015

@elonmusk CarPlay, Android Auto. 3rd Party Developer SDK / API.
— Zoli ⚡️ (@zolihonig) October 21, 2015

More driverless support and support for early models that don’t support autopilot

@elonmusk bluetooth connection for enabling keyless driving.. Stranded twice because there was no cellular
— Michel (@michelelings) October 21, 2015

@elonmusk GPS and map data based speed limit notification for pre autopilot hardware cars … Please?
— Trekker56 (@Trekker56) October 21, 2015

And some rather….unique…features:

https://twitter.com/infeza/status/656974359785902080/

After eight hours, Musk was happy with the feedback he’d gotten:

https://twitter.com/elonmusk//status/657106581893574656/

He also gave an update on pushing the 7.0 UI update to European Tesla owners:

https://twitter.com/elonmusk//status/657110887707361280/

https://twitter.com/elonmusk//status/657141296050606080/

This writer is personally hoping for just one feature:

@elonmusk Ability to go back to the future.
— Shahed Khan (@_shahedk) October 21, 2015

What updates would you like from Tesla? Let us know by tweeting @ElonMusk and @PopSci.

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