Model 3 ends up in last place at the ADAC
Modern cars come with a wealth of special equipment on board. What the moving pedestals can do today, but also wants to be served. This brings new problems. Because the permanent fiddling with the touch display is dangerous – especially with Tesla.
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It’s like holding your cell phone to your ear: Your car distracts you so much
On the freeway or in city traffic – as long as real autonomous driving is still a thing of the future, drivers must always be attentive in the car. A huge problem are because of the Diversion mostly smartphones. But even the cars themselves have now become mobile smartphones.
The ADAC has examined the problem more closely. The experts compared six models from the compact and mid-range classes: What are the effects of the necessary settings inside, as well as infotainment and classic entertainment functions? A distinction was made between different setting options, via controller or via touchscreen:
Of all tested cars Tesla’s Model 3 performs worst, Evaluation: sufficient. The reason: With the Tesla, practically all functions that the occupants can access can only be accessed via the central touchscreen (voice control was excluded for the comparison). What is practical for the infotainment functions, however, offers potential for safety-related settings, according to the ADAC.
ADAC is not a fan of touch controls in cars
The ADAC recommends that functions that are used frequently or are crucial for the safety of the vehicle occupants should be able to be controlled via a separate system. A standardized procedure would be desirable here, so that drivers across manufacturer boundaries can act in the same way.
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Vehicles in which such a separate system is used performed correspondingly better. The first place is taken by the Mazda 3, followed by the BMW 1 Series. With both, drivers control the system settings in the car using a controller, not a touchscreen. This takes longer with infotainment functions.
In the test, the ADAC has the Operation of security features, however, rated higher than other convenience or entertainment offerings. At Mazda and BMW, drivers can also make the security settings particularly intuitively. The other places were secured by the VW Golf (3), Dacia Duster (4) and the Mercedes A-Class (5).
