Birds eye view / HW4 camera's spotted?

[DanCar]

New cameras on the edges such as tail lights and head lights.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1598911822304014336

 

[Bitdepth]

Yup, expected at some point.

 

[JulienW]

That looks more like for cross traffic (MUCH needed) than Bird's eye since you will still need a center front bumper camera. A center front bumper camera with the B-pillars would cover Bird's eye view with no need for "edge" cameras. Are these are also on the rear (cross traffic also)?

 

[JulienW]

Retrofits coming for FSD owners?

If this is HW4 it is likely all the camera have higher resolution and wider color space too (4K). To change the Computer, the 8 current cameras, replace headlight and tail light assembles and then run 4 new wiring harnesses, 1 to each new camera inside the body.

I gone say well north of $3000.

 

[gsmith123]

Looks nice. I wonder if they'll go with this option, or a wider angle (or second camera) in the repeater camera assembly.

 

[GeorgeSymonds]

I think the thread title deserves a question mark. There’s nothing but speculation here, and fairly wild speculation at that.

 

[GeorgeSymonds]

To add.. I’ve seen the same story on Reddit and the consensus there seems to be it’s just a fabric button/catch

Birds Eye cameras are usually in the bottom of side mirrors, the location of that “camera” means it can’t see down, it’s on a slightly upward facing part of the bodywork. BMW for a while put side nose cameras on their cars going back over 10 years, but stopped them as they weren’t useful (to humans), so the ideas not new as such, but still not convinced

 

[Mr Puzzles]

looks like a popper to hold the fabric on to me

 

[Midnightsun]

Would be a very odd place to mount a camera. Unlike the forward facing camera above the rear view mirror which the wipers clean, this one would not see well as there is nothing to clean it. Rain, dirty wet roads, snow would render it useless in no time. The field of view would also be rather limited in that location. My vote is a snap to hold the camo in place.

 

[Twiglett]

sounds like the start of a another HUD type thread using about the same level of "proof"

 

[GRiLLA]

looks like a popper to hold the fabric on to me

Agreed, makes far more sense for that to be a popper or just dirt. The fabric is opaque, you can't see through it elsewhere. Also the angle from the other side doesn't show anything

 

[Krash]

I think the thread title deserves a question mark…

Ta da…

 

[Yelobird]

Agreed, makes far more sense for that to be a popper or just dirt. The fabric is opaque, you can't see through it elsewhere. Also the angle from the other side doesn't show anything

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I’m guessing it’s just a Bohemian DIY PPF install.

 

[JulienW]

One thing that is obvious. If this is the refreshed Model 3 then it is VERY minor cosmetic changes indeed. Looks like most changes will be "under the hood".

 

[BobDolesGhost]

One thing that is obvious. If this is the refreshed Model 3 then it is VERY minor cosmetic changes indeed. Looks like most changes will be "under the hood".

Elon has twitted about the upcoming M3 changes being for ease/cost of manufacturability

 

[DanCar]

Elon has twitted about the upcoming M3 changes being for ease/cost of manufacturability

He is going to downplay changes to avoid the osborn effect.

 

[YNoVA]

That's literally a tab to hold the cover in place lol..

 

[nvx1977]

I think the Model 3 is going to get chrome-plated double exhaust ports.

 

[MGMiller]

I think the Model 3 is going to get chrome-plated double exhaust ports.

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I hope they're rectangular. The round ones look so old fashioned.

 

[Operator64]

I hope they're rectangular. The round ones look so old fashioned.

they could be bow tie shaped as a tribute to those bringing up the rear