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Elon pushes some new ideas because they are better, even though they go against traditional design. But with that said, Elon also does different designs because they are unique and cool looking, but not necessarily functionally better. There is the saying don't try and reinvent the wheel, but he did, and the result is a mixed bag. He has some new ideas like the Falcon wing doors, bioweapon defense air filters, bullet proof glass, and the yolk steering "wheel" with capacitive buttons, which simply should be offered as options, because they don't provide enough benefit for most drivers, considering their functional drawbacks. One thing that you notice with good computer interface design is that there are many different controls and ways to get to the same result or function. I am fine with the new auto-direction feature, because it also has both a screen swipe and selector buttons as backup controls. I understand that Elon and Tesla are trying to actively lead us to start relying on automated controls. But they key to most new designs is offering backward compatibility, so that those people who don't want to leave the familiar behind, have the option to fall back on time tested designs, like a round wheel, turn signal stalks, and tactile push buttons for critical driving operations.