Andyw2100
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The license plate question sprang to mind for me also. It's a shame to have to mount a plate, but it's the law in WA so not an option I can ignore
Given enough time, I'd expect some of the companies that came up with mounting solutions for the Model S to come up with similar solutions for the Model X. I believe some of these companies had to modify their products once autopilot was introduced, and they did that. I'd be pretty surprised if all of them completely ignored the Model X market.
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Snow probably can get stuck on the slick front of the X as well. Do you think it is a different radar sensor than in the S or is it just placed higher and on a more slick surface so it is not as likely to gather snow, rain and dirt? Also if it can see through metal, why is snow and rain a problem?
I'm no expert on this, so someone more knowledgeable than me should feel free to add what they know.
The radar on the Model S is concave. That's the first issue. There's space for snow and ice to build up. I once wrote to Jerome Guillen, suggesting that in the future Tesla may want to heat the radar units, and he assured me that they were heated. Assuming that is the case, it may actually be making the problem worse. The heat generated may not be enough to actually melt away formed ice, but rather somehow the heat is melting falling snow, allowing it to turn to ice, and block the entire unit. I'm no expert, but I've seen the results, and they are not good.
I didn't mean to derail this thread with a discussion of the problems of the radar on the S. I really was commenting on what an improvement moving the radar inside was.