The Tesla Semi cab from the practical POV of someone who drives trucks
I am not a trucker, so I can&#x27;t comment on the veracity of TFA&#x27;s claims. But this rant reminds me of many similar things I&#x27;ve read about products that were designed by people only had superficial experience with the industry they are trying to disrupt.<p>A lot of the things that matter aren&#x27;t necessarily obvious to the designer or engineer who knows little about the nuts and bolts of every field. The usual remedy is to either follow a design process that incorporates user viewpoints, or to hire people with direct experience in the field.<p>Take the &quot;wiping the mirrors&quot; complaint. One design makes it easy to lean out the window and wipe the mirror by hand. Another design might make the mirrors retractible.<p>If I read a complain that retracting the mirrors was unnecessary complexity, I would think &quot;Hmm, maybe, but then again it&#x27;s a tradeoff because the narrow cab is more aero and increases range.&quot; I&#x27;d have a feeling that the designers knew this was an important use case, but this person complaining doesn&#x27;t like their solution.<p>But it worries me that a number of use cases that seem quite obviously common even to a layperson... Are neglected outright. I don&#x27;t get the impression that Tesla knew about all this and decided not to do anything about them, I get the impression that this is a company who thinks &quot;design&quot; is all about styling, and not about usability.<p>Somebody resurrect Steve Jobs.