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I love it, makes the interior feel light and open and i never experienced it being super hot or baking my scalp, there is a coating on it making it very different from just a clear pane. Model 3, 195cm.
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I can't imagine these are very popular in Arizona, but in the PNW the sun isn't a big problem for 10 months out of the year.
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Not to mention how easy it is for T-rex to smash through.
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This is the most important reason not to have them...
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It's fine for a passenger, especially in the back seat. But as a driver, it adds a potentially bright source of light right at the top of your vision, and that can be annoying as hell. I covered my roof and I felt more relaxed since my eyes didn't have to adjust if I accidentally looked too far upwards.

Indoors, we avoid lighting a room with single bright overhead source of light. But this glass roof fad adds it to cars.

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Suddenly everyone is putting them on cars.

I went to test the new electric BMW iX3 and it had it.

It was funny because it was July in Southern Europe so it was quite obvious why it was the worst idea in the world.

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Most people don't utilize them fully.

- In the winter, if there is sun, and you have like black leather interior, it actually helps warm the car up.

-For trucks, having a glass roof is almost essential for seeing if you will fit into a parking garage. Having lived in Seattle, Im glad my truck had one.

- Opening the roof and setting AC to use outside air is the fastest way to vent the car. It doesn't create as many vorticies as opening the windows.

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I currently live in Seattle and drive a 4WD Toyota Tacoma with a rooftop tent on the back and frequently enter parking garages. I know the height of my truck and was careful to get a setup where the rooftop tent isn't gratuitously high. I think everything is still a little under 6' which is fine in just about every parking garage.

Even if my setup was taller, garages here are pretty good at having the height listed when you enter and anyone with a tall truck really should know exactly how tall it is.

I don't think a sunroof would help me. If I was ever in a situation where it did, I would already be taking too much of a risk of damaging something.

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What you’re describing is a sunroof that’s useful for a small set of use cases. Panoramic roofs that don’t open are different.
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