Completely ignoring the terrible UX of all of this, I can't imagine why someone would ever want to drive a car where path to access critical functionality changes so frequently.
Agreed. But I wanted an electric SUV with room for kids and dog and such, and the Model Y absolutely blew away competitors in 2021 in terms of space for people and cargo, in a reasonably sized vehicle. Still does to some extent; no one else has the small third row option, which is fantastic for driving kids' friends and such. Also the charging network was/is far superior to alternatives. So I was willing to put up with some Tesla nonsense for those advantages. Probably wouldn't make the same choice in 2024 though, as alternatives have improved, and Tesla's gotten weirder.
Small third row. The nice thing about the Y is that you have 7 seats when you need them, but don't need the footprint of a massive SUV when you don't, which in our case is most of the time. It's a foot or more shorter than any of those vehicles.
As I said though, if I were to choose today, I'd probably pick a different option. None of those existed when we chose the Y in 2021.
