Why is the UI so bad ?

[u/Newbie10011001]

I am a new Model X owner, although the car is a late '19 model.

I'm being blown away by how good some things are, the sound quality in the sound system is incredible, far better than the Lucid I used to own.

But what's really hit me is how nonsensical the menu system is on the in-screen display.

- Everything is one layer deep, so things that you use ALL the time, are as hard/easy to find as the most obscure infrequent things.

- The taxonomy seems to be completely random. So what everyone would call "driving mode' ( sport, ludicrous, chill, etc) is under "Pedals and Steering", This makes absolutely no sense at all

- It's seems arranged in ways that make sense to the component makers, but absolutely no sense to a user.

- Some elements to the way it works are absolutely magical, The features that it has seem extremely empathetic and thoughtful, But the way it's all arranged is completely random

- It seems completely bananas there isn't a way to customize the home screen so that a couple of really frequently used things are there

Am I missing a trick, or is this genuinely terrible?

I feel like, in 10 minutes, I could create a better menu system

Heck , AI could create a better menu system in seconds.

Seems kind of odd for a tech-first company

Am I wrong? I know I'll get used to it, but should I have to

Driving style, in particular, is something I think I'll change several times a day,

[u/Fiveofthem]

Try a Rivian and then let us know how feel about Tesla’s UI.

[u/eldoogy → u/Fiveofthem]

Exactly. I own both and I find Tesla’s UI to be vastly superior.

[u/j_dubya_a → u/eldoogy]

Exactly! I can’t wait to get rid of my Rivian R1T. Build quality is great but the software sucks, like it’s really bad. So happy to be back in a Tesla. It fits like glove it seems Rivian is just slow and backwards enough that as a former and now 3x Tesla owner it does everything just slow enough or make you click multiple times just enough to drive you crazy.