Fast technology news on September 12, after the release of the new Model 3, its new screen shift caused a lot of controversy. Recently, we learned from the owner's manual for the new Model 3,In addition to the on-screen shift and the overhead shift button, the new car will also have the automatic shift function of Model S and Model X.

What exactly is an automatic shift?

It is reported that the current automatic shift function is still in a test state, and users can manually open it according to their needs.After opening, the vehicle will automatically recommend forward or backward according to the surrounding obstacles, and the instrument panel has a direction prompt.At this point, you can press the accelerator to confirm or slide the opposite direction to cancel.

When the driver is strapped in, the current driving mode can be selected through the screen. To cancel the automatic shift function, simply press the brake and select the screen shift to cancel the automatic shift function.

Like the Model S and Model X, the new Model 3 comes with three options for shifting gears.In addition to the shift selector and automatic shift function on the touchscreen, the new Model 3 also comes with a physical shift button.

It is worth mentioning that the physical shift button is used when the new Model 3's touch screen is not available or the vehicle is in valet or transport mode, and needs to be manually activated to use it.

For the automatic shift, some netizens have also raised doubts, such an automatic shift, to a certain extent, will increase the owner of the probability of misoperation, after all, after the shift, the owner is not even easy to notice that the car is moving forward or backward.