CGX car nut:
Leawood911:
CGX car nut:

A solution looking for a problem: Tesla’s virtual predictive gear change on the facelifted Model S/X. https://mobile.twitter.com/hsumacher/status/1374585378988953601

Most likely a software update which they will apply to all cars including my model 3.  Consider that fact. 
One persons lack of imagination is thankfully not a hinderance to some.  At one point the guys designing the pyramids likely felt that the wheel was a solution looking for a problem. Lol. 

Even the Tesla lovefest known as Electrek.com has many negative comments about the new system. https://electrek.co/2021/03/24/tesla-crazy-new-way-shift-gear-drive-reverse-model-s/. 
 

There was a reason why the federal government wrote specific regulations establishing the PRNDL quadrant for automatic transmissions over fifty years ago. 

I must admit it seems superfluous but I will wait and reserve judgement. What a concept. 
What is noteworthy is that once again all the cars in the fleet get the latest updates and features without having to buy a new one. What a huge favor for existing owners. See how similar the Model S will look.  While boring it is nice that owners are looked after.  All other companies put new features into new models only as a way to get you to move up at the  This is impossible for the ice dinosaurs to compete with.