AP/FSD scared of the dark?

[wknickless]

We get cloudy or moonless nights, and I drive highways and roads without streetlights or lighted housing nearby. When Autopilot and/or FSD Beta are active the car will often kick out warnings about cameras being broken or obstructed.

Is this just me or pretty common for driving in the dark?

Guessing it doesn't ever really get dark where the vast majority of the Tesla developers live and drive.

 

[240vPlug]

Haven’t had this happen because of darkness. It happens due to temperature variations between the cabin and outside air. Condensation builds, mainly inside the pillar cams, and that obstructs or blinds the camera temporarily. It usually resolves itself within a few minutes..at least around here. Biggest problem is in cold winter months but also happens occasionally in other seasons.

 

[EVNow]

Guessing it doesn't ever really get dark where the vast majority of the Tesla developers live and drive.

This doesn't matter much - Till recent new testers Tesla had 60k testers all over US (and Canada) in all states. Thats a LOT of variation and diversity.

 

[wknickless]

This doesn't matter much - Till recent new testers Tesla had 60k testers all over US (and Canada) in all states. Thats a LOT of variation and diversity.

True, but: see how long it’s taken them to prioritize roundabouts.

 

[Ozdw]

We get cloudy or moonless nights, and I drive highways and roads without streetlights or lighted housing nearby. When Autopilot and/or FSD Beta are active the car will often kick out warnings about cameras being broken or obstructed.

Is this just me or pretty common for driving in the dark?

Guessing it doesn't ever really get dark where the vast majority of the Tesla developers live and drive.

I get this all the time. We live in the country where pitch black is the norm unless there's a full moon. It's highly annoying.

 

[nvx1977]

We get cloudy or moonless nights, and I drive highways and roads without streetlights or lighted housing nearby. When Autopilot and/or FSD Beta are active the car will often kick out warnings about cameras being broken or obstructed.

Is this just me or pretty common for driving in the dark?

Guessing it doesn't ever really get dark where the vast majority of the Tesla developers live and drive.

It gets dark where I live. There are no street lamps on the roads in my neighborhood, and I'm far enough from a major urban center so there is no skyglow from light pollution. It's usually my b-pillar cameras that complain. It's never stopped FSD from continuing though.

 

[EVEnergy]

It's not the dark; it's condensation and while it throws a warning, AP/FSD (I'm in FSD beta) never stops working.

 

[flutas]

It's not the dark; it's condensation and while it throws a warning, AP/FSD (I'm in FSD beta) never stops working.

it's 1000% the dark. It happens on a small stretch of road near me that has no street lights or lights from nearby houses, and then goes away when street lights return.

 

[240vPlug]

I live in the country too and it doesn’t do it all the time which is what I would expect if it were the dark. I can’t say 100% but I do know it happens in the daytime and it’s condensation. If it are the dark wouldn’t all the cameras freak out?

 

[thewishmaster]

I’ve seen this; hasn’t happened recently - last time was maybe a couple FSD beta versions ago when traveling on a particularly dark freeway. The car would say that the right-hand pillar camera was obstructed, but as soon as I caught up to another car on the right side the message would go away. Happened a couple times on that stretch of road.

 

[Raurele]

We get cloudy or moonless nights, and I drive highways and roads without streetlights or lighted housing nearby. When Autopilot and/or FSD Beta are active the car will often kick out warnings about cameras being broken or obstructed.

Is this just me or pretty common for driving in the dark?

Guessing it doesn't ever really get dark where the vast majority of the Tesla developers live and drive.

Mine behaves better at night…

 

[flutas]

I live in the country too and it doesn’t do it all the time which is what I would expect if it were the dark. I can’t say 100% but I do know it happens in the daytime and it’s condensation. If it are the dark wouldn’t all the cameras freak out?

Not all cameras are directed in the same area, and most have a light source they can see. Front cams have headlights, backup cam and repeaters have light from the tail/running lights. The cameras that I get nags about (but it doesn't disable FSD) are the pillar cams since they won't have any light source to light up part of the road.

 

[nvx1977]

Good news is that the issue with "too dark for cameras" goes away instantly if a car is approaching within that camera's field of view. Their headlights would easily be seen, and the whiny cameras will shut up.

 

[Russc3]

I just posted the same concern! Didn't see this until after the fact, but yes...we are experiencing the same thing. FSD Beta not an option for us after dark. When try to initiate (although no blue steering wheel available on the screen), we get "Cabin Camera Covered" error. Hoping a solution comes along soon!

 

[Yelobird]

I just posted the same concern! Didn't see this until after the fact, but yes...we are experiencing the same thing. FSD Beta not an option for us after dark. When try to initiate (although no blue steering wheel available on the screen), we get "Cabin Camera Covered" error. Hoping a solution comes along soon!

Not saying this is the answer for all but I have the footwell lights (very dim) setting on all the time. Have never had a camera covered error using FSD doing all night drives.

 

[Russc3]

Not saying this is the answer for all but I have the footwell lights (very dim) setting on all the time. Have never had a camera covered error using FSD doing all night drives.

Thanks, Yelobird. We, too, have the ambient lights on. Have a service scheduled for 3 weeks out. We'll see if the problem corrects itself or if we have to take it in. Will update.

 

[Russc3]

New development...last night, I turned on the overhead reading lights and FSD worked! Clearly, the issue is with the cabin camera's not having enough ambient light to work at night. I have a service scheduled with Tesla, but I have shared this in the app, and I am looking forward to their reply.

 

[ArthurVan]

We get cloudy or moonless nights, and I drive highways and roads without streetlights or lighted housing nearby. When Autopilot and/or FSD Beta are active the car will often kick out warnings about cameras being broken or obstructed.

Is this just me or pretty common for driving in the dark?

Guessing it doesn't ever really get dark where the vast majority of the Tesla developers live and drive.

My issue is very similar. I posted it here: FSD Beta not working in low light conditions

Judging by the responses you received from you post, we are not alone.