XplusYplusZ wrote:

Headlights - Low beam, non-matrix versions are very poor. Especially at close distances to the vehicle.

Materials - The non-leather, heavy touchpoint materials are pretty poor. Considering how much development and the 'materiality attributes' studies, it feels like they never actually tried to live with the products they developed. Sticky rubber around central controls which loves to hold on to dust. Robustec, and the neoprene-like material on door cards and centre console pick up dirt, waterstains and white skin-scuffs far too easily - ie. within days of use, they look worn. I am hoping they can be professionally cleaned but, the main message is that they are far worse than commonly available luxtec or similar vinyl/faux leather products.

Camping Mode+1: I recently spent the night in my vehicle. I'm not sure if the target market for NDs are big car campers, but if JLR do want to push overlanding/car camping capabilities, there are a few things which could be improved:
1. Scheduled departure/heating appears to be missing. Please reinstate it.
2. Battery drain is reportedly very bad. I used portable lighting but it did worry me.
3. Interior Rear door unlock would be very appreciated.
4. Maybe a 'camping mode' which turns on/off a few options.
5. Air suspension levelling when parked. A rock will suffice but not always available.
6. Better cargo cover solution. I think a load bearing but stowable wire rack option would help make use of the slightly awkward but vertically lofty cargo space.
7. A leisure battery could be a nice optional extra.

Scheduled Departure Pre-conditioning - appears to have been removed. Replace it.

Mini Tail lights - look a bit clumsy.

Interior Loadspace lighting - is poor. The low level lights get blocked quickly and are then pointless.

Water seals - Lots of reports of different types of water ingress

Ship's log / OBD view With increasingly complex vehicles, it might be good to have an issue/error/conflict log which can help operators understand problems. Eg, You select seat heating when in ECO mode = not an issue, it's to observe the eco settings. The revs are very high = DPF conditioning. Adaptive CC disabled = Radar needs cleaning.

LiDar obstacles Real time scanning of widths/ heights/ obstacles with assessment if the car will pass or not. Whether it's carparks or fallen logs, width restrictors or stone gates, inclines, etc. It shouldn't be too hard measure and augment object measurements onscreen. Might even be cool to add into InControl so you can remotely scan an obstacle.

Tougher rear bumper/load touchpoint - Given the amount of compromises made to accommodate a side open door, it seems contradictory that the rear bumper extending beyond the load space is so susceptible to wear and damage. I shouldn't have to buy additional protective solutions for loading a defender.

Telemarkskier wrote:

..improve the reverse lights. Current ones are no better than a couple of candles!

I didn't realise it had any..