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As cars move from traditional concepts to electrification, simplified designs become more and more obvious, and more car companies adjust the shift lever located in the center to the button. However, for Tesla, the shift-lever mode of the new generation will also be omitted, even if the driver does not need to operate it.

On January 28, Tesla released a brand-new modified Tesla Model S/X model, with obvious changes in appearance and interior, especially in the interior, which is more likely to be more simplified than the Model 3 design. The biggest change is the new car with a half-style steering wheel.

At the same time, careful netizens found that the new generation of Model S/X models seem to have cancelled the shift lever of the current model, so that everyone began to discuss how the new car will shift gears, whether it will be switched through the central control computer, which undoubtedly makes drivers more uncomfortable, even netizens guess that the new car will redesign a shift control, possibly through the central control computer.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded to this question on Twitter a few days ago. The new Tesla will be switched through the central computer, but this will be required only after drivers are not used to using the new features.

A Tesla internal document obtained by foreign media slightly explains the meaning of Musk's "guess", and the new model in the future will automatically switch gears, that is, under normal circumstances, the vehicle will judge the direction of travel according to the obstacles before and after, the basic logic of travel and the navigation map. For example, when the front of the Tesla Model S/X is facing the garage wall, it detects this and automatically switches to reverse mode once the driver presses the brake pedal. However, if the driver's license is not used to this function, the central control computer can be switched to manual mode.

At the same time, Musk also mentioned that if the driver's license uses the new function for a few days, it will get used to it, and even don't want to switch manually. After all, manual switching will always be a troublesome thing.

In addition, in eliminating the shift lever of the "pregnant gear" design, Tesla also eliminated the conventional turn signal control, relying on autopilot and AI to determine the driving mode, allowing the driver to confirm with the pressure button on the steering wheel.

Despite the trend towards smart cars, Tesla's radical move has raised questions about how it operates and legal risks in various countries. After all, compared with traditional car enterprises, intelligent technology needs drivers to get used to it slowly. Even in the eyes of some netizens, the current intelligent technology is not mature enough for users to fully trust, but choose manual operation, but the complicated manual operation system may make drivers lose the driving pleasure of traditional cars. At the same time, because the current traffic regulations of intelligent cars are relatively imperfect, there must be some drawbacks in how to attribute responsibility for accidents.

It is understood that the internal design of the current Tesla model has been relatively simplified, only a driving computer plus steering wheel, but still has the traditional turn signal lever and "pregnant" design. With the arrival of new models, a group of consumers may gradually get used to the driving habits of electric vehicles, and cannot switch fuel models, thus increasing driving risks.

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