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I’m Vin 168xxx Nov 16. Smart preconditioning is off, always connected on, energy saving off, firmware 2017.50.2.
It does seem that some heating of the B pillar is occurring though less dramatic than in the model 3. I’d say there’s a good chance it would be enough to stop any ice/snow from building up while driving though. I’m looking forward to these cameras actually doing something, I’ve been carrying them around everywhere for nearly a year now
I agree from your picture.
These cams are behind glass that has no heating threads (unlike the triple cam). So a "heating ring" around the camera lens has to heat up that glass in front of it too
Come to think of it... It could be the build quality or insulation around the B-pillar cameras in S/X vs 3 that makes the difference. Maybe Model 3's B-pillar cameras have a better insulated area behind and around them, so that the camera heating is more focused directly outwards on the glass. In other words, more of the heat from S/X's cameras 'leak inwards'?
Or something thereabout.
(Could even the thermal conductivity of the structural material of the B-pillar itself make a difference? Aluminium in S/X, vs steel in 3? )
Or something thereabout.
(Could even the thermal conductivity of the structural material of the B-pillar itself make a difference? Aluminium in S/X, vs steel in 3? )
I too was impressed that the car, plugged in, appeared to have cleared the overnight accumulated snow from the windshield camera cluster and additionally the overhead ultrasonic sensor (see pics).
I posit these thermal emissions (conceivably anticipated by tesla) are more a function of the components consuming electricity & expending waste heat (particularly the camera cluster, you may have seen internal heat sink(s) in other postings) as a (beneficial in this case) side effect.
Trapping a camera in an enclosure & running (even low) power to it, is likely to have a finite thermal impact to the enclosure & its thermally conductive (glass) boundary.
For whatever reason, these components (ultrasonic sensors, cameras) may be sporadically energized when various car systems cycle while parked/locked.
My backup camera is now staying clean despite rain/snow/sleet/hail/salted roads. I'm not sure what they did with 2018.12 but the image is slightly clearer and wider but the camera itself doesn't focus on the grime on the lens. I've not cleaned it in 2 weeks and I usually touch it up after every storm (we've had 4 snow storms and 2 rain storms). I even went in a bit of mud and somehow that washed off and didn't leave a visible film or spot.
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I meant, in an humorous way, that it is not credible he got his BUC lens physically upgraded over the air:
I deliberately didn’t put a smiley to it, because in case I misunderstood him (I sometimes do), I do mean in a serious way that it’s fantastic if they software upgraded the sensor/chip or display so that the image looks better on the 17” than before.
So I guess I meant both kinds of «incredible», depending on what he meant. (Failed joke or honest response, I’ll let u pick.)
I deliberately didn’t put a smiley to it, because in case I misunderstood him (I sometimes do), I do mean in a serious way that it’s fantastic if they software upgraded the sensor/chip or display so that the image looks better on the 17” than before.
So I guess I meant both kinds of «incredible», depending on what he meant. (Failed joke or honest response, I’ll let u pick.)
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I'm trying to find a real cause for this but other than the fact Tesla last washed my car, nothing had changed other than firmware which definitely changed the image slightly because I see more of my license plate now. Not sure but buc seems to heat better which is why I posted in this thread.
