Sentry is not active when you're driving. You can do a voice command to bring up all cameras, whether you're diving or not. Try "cameras ". Same voice command to make 'em go away.
There seems to be some confusion about what 360 view is.
What I mean by that is "how close is the front of my car to that wall/curb/small child in front of me". The front-facing cameras don't have the ability to measure that accurately and with precision (as anyone with a recent USS-less car can attest to).
The 360 Deg view I referred to was the one provided by other cars. They do it with just 4 cameras, One on Front bumper, Regular reverse camera and Two camera's in the outside rear view mirror housing facing downwards with a wide angle view.
It can tell there's a car because the car is well above the ground. The cameras however don't show what is on the ground in the front half of the car. Only the rear view camera and the rear facing side cameras (on the blinkers) are low enough to show the ground immediately next to the car (and you can always show that view by pressing the camera icon and swiping up to show the side cameras).
Please show me the angle that gives you precise distance and views of objects on the ground in front of you.
Here's a picture to demonstrate why a true 360 stitched parking view is not possible for a Tesla:
Here's a picture to demonstrate why a true 360 stitched parking view is not possible for a Tesla:
The ones that have the view have a camera mounted on the front bumper so that there is video of the ground right in front of the car.
You understand we're talking about the ability to provide a 360 degree camera here, right? As in, views of the outside of the car that are useful for navigation in tight spots? You actually DO need cameras that can see things up close to the car to provide that experience.
You're referring to ultrasonic sensors, which while useful, don't really have anything to do with a 360 degree Birds Eye camera. Also worth noting, new cars don't have those ultrasonic sensors at all as of earlier this year.
Then you are off topic for this thread. People are talking exactly about objects a feet high around them or even right on the ground. That's what the 360 stitched parking views in other cars are designed to show.
What is a 360 degree camera for if not precisely that?
That's incorrect. Having AP still work is irrelevant to whether they are working during park assist mode. Tesla literally says as long as you have ultrasonic sensors, they aren't changing the software to remove their usage.
Yes, that's exactly what some people want, especially if their car does not have USS.
They don't care that the object is distorted in the view, only that it shows clearly if there is an object in front, or if they are parking, where the lines/curb are. Tesla's current camera views (even if you use the new preview camera function) can't do this for the areas ahead of the front fender camera.
Ok. Congratulations? Regardless of what you personally want, plenty of people find such a view very useful when navigating in very tight spaces and no the current cameras are not sufficient to replicate a top down 360 view.
