There is a slight whiff of desperation around many things Tesla does. For a while that was a real risk of the company not surviving, and they pulled out all th

There is a slight whiff of desperation around many things Tesla does. For a while that was a real risk of the company not surviving, and they pulled out all the stops; when marketing and safety were at odds, marketing won. This over-the-top, "jump the shark" touchscreen is excess right out of the 80s. The adaptive air suspension is another example of marketing over common sense.