Yes, now you can tap the button and then use the scroll wheel to adjust, but as I said, that option has literally only been available for a week or two, at least on my car. For the first three years of ownership you were stuck with the touchscreen. (And even with that ability you need to change it constantly because the auto level is rarely right, for reasons in the OP, and you can't bias it up or down.)
Ha, or yes, voice controls. Don't get me started on how many times I tried "set wiper speed to 1" or similar and instead got max speed, before I eventually gave up and used the screen or "manual" control.
> For the first three years of ownership you were stuck with the touchscreen.
Tap end of left stick and hit setting on bottom left of screen (in US) with peripheral vision or a tiny fraction of a second of a glance.
I mean, none of this required navigating menus or staring at a complex/busy screen unless someone was trying to be obtuse. If this tiny fraction of a second is actually an issue for anyone, then I think that either: 1) they have other issues (e.g., irrational levels of control expected), or 2) they’re just a really bad driver, or 3) they didn’t rtfm on their car with a unique design.
As a simple example, one will trivially look at the controls of a rental car or a friend’s or family member’s waaaaaay more than the wiper controls on a Tesla, yet no one that I am aware of is writing about those on HN or other mainstream social media.
The Tesla system is new and different, and so people just seem to like to bitch about new stuff, especially when it involves Tesla.
> Don't get me started on how many times I tried "set wiper speed to 1" or similar and instead got max speed
Regarding your voice controls, I hope you see why your input was unclear (“to/two one”).
From the manual:
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Windshield Wipers
Update the windshield wiper speed and frequency based on changing road and weather conditions:
Ha, or yes, voice controls. Don't get me started on how many times I tried "set wiper speed to 1" or similar and instead got max speed, before I eventually gave up and used the screen or "manual" control.