I have spent quite some time sitting in the car, coding the vehicle with a laptop on my lap. Even with the seat moved to its furthest position, it was still far from comfortable—especially when entering or exiting the vehicle. I do not have a garage to work in. Otherwise, I would probably use a mobile cart to place my laptop on.

3D printing is another hobby of mine. I found this tablet holder by SpectreGadget on printables.com, and printed it on my Creality Ender 3 V3 Plus in PETG. The model was designed for an AUDI steering wheel, which I thought is quite similar to a steering wheel of a Volkswagen. The print came out very nice and sturdy. I rounded the edges at the top part, so that it cannot damage the steering wheel.

3D printed tablet holder.
3D printed tablet holder.

A few years ago, I bought a cheap 10-inch Windows tablet. I never had a use for it, but I figured it would work fine for this application. I prepped the tablet with VCDS, and now I have a much better way to code whilst sitting in the car.

Tablet holder in use.
Tablet holder in use.

Although the tablet has a touchscreen, I still prefer to use a Bluetooth mouse. I use the on-screen keyboard when necessary, given that I only use it to search for adaptions. It works well enough.