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> I think “build quality” and “materials quality” is way more subjective and harder to quantify. But the screen interface is on a different level.

Not really. The robustness of the screens in Teslas is particularly poor:

https://www.thedrive.com/tech/27989/teslas-screen-saga-shows...

Tesla didn't go with automotive grade screens which is why the screen failure rate is so high.




This was true in the original Model S/X, because a screen that size didn’t exist in automotive grade. They resorted to using an industrial grade screen which they qualified for use in the car, but it’s had the yellowing issue.

My understanding is all the new screens are tested to Grade 2 instead of Grade 4 like the original screens from Innolux.

[1] - https://www.thedrive.com/tech/27989/teslas-screen-saga-shows...


Where does your understanding come from? You've just listed the same link I provided.


Oh hah, that’s funny. It says in that article they made revisions to the screen.

> Tesla appeared to mostly fix this problem with its "cabin overheat protection" feature ... as well as revisions to the Innolux panel.

For what it's worth, the TM3 appears to use an LG LA154WU1-SL01, but I can't find a detailed spec sheet on it.


The article doesn't say it's now a grade 2 screen. The article does quote Mentor Graphics saying, "defining the boundary conditions for Innolux’s system is the responsibility of their customer, not Innolux."

So Innolux will quite happily sell Tesla a screen, but it's up to Tesla to use it appropriately. I think your understanding is wrong.




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