Cabin camera more aggressive in Autopilot 2022.36.2 update?

[Jbequer]

After the last update 2022.36.2, Autopilot kicks me off if i look down for more than 3 seconds or so. It has become ultra sensitive, very annoying.
If i look anywhere other than out the front window the Autopilot goes crazy and doesn't allow to be used until the next drive.

I understand the reason why it does this but before this last update, it was not this sensitive. Now it's a bit much.
This morning it did it after me looking down at my passenger seat for no more than 2 seconds to pickup my work ID. I feel like i need to put on a neck brace to keep my head in perfect position. What is this craziness all about? A bit too much in my opinion.

Anyone noticing this?

 

[UncertainTimes]

Cover the cabin camera with some tape.

 

[Jbequer]

Cover the cabin camera with some tape.

Won't that make things worse in some way if camera cannot detect something? I hope this would work.

 

[UncertainTimes]

Won't that make things worse in some way if camera cannot detect something? I hope this would work.

Yea worse for the tesla data harvesting machine. I’ve had it covered since day one and have had no warnings, notifications, AP works fine. Maybe one day the in cabin camera will do something useful like detect kids left behind in the car or for recording break ins.

 

[EdSt]

Yea worse for the tesla data harvesting machine. I’ve had it covered since day one and have had no warnings, notifications, AP works fine.

Where is the camera?

 

[UncertainTimes]

Where is the camera?

Model 3 Owner's Manual | Tesla

Learn about the camera inside your vehicle.

www.tesla.com

 

[Jbequer]

Thank you guys, I just ordered one from Amazon, looks promising.

 

[Mikecm1]

Yea worse for the tesla data harvesting machine. I’ve had it covered since day one and have had no warnings, notifications, AP works fine. Maybe one day the in cabin camera will do something useful like detect kids left behind in the car or for recording break ins.

See: polestar 3. If Tesla isn’t worried about the competition they’re in for a rude awakening.

 

[Jbequer]

Yea worse for the tesla data harvesting machine. I’ve had it covered since day one and have had no warnings, notifications, AP works fine. Maybe one day the in cabin camera will do something useful like detect kids left behind in the car or for recording break ins.

Reporting back.
I put some electrical tape over the camera and, the damn thing alarmed again and lock me out. I never got a warning to put hands on wheel, it just beeped, screen showed a red steering wheel and again said autopilot not able to use until the next drive. I think blocking the camera now actually may force this to happen. I don’t have any other explanation for this.

Is it just me? Everything was fine before the last update.

 

[joenathan]

It doesn't let you block the cabin camera and activate the system.

 

[Jbequer]

It doesn't let you block the cabin camera and activate the system.

Autopilot goes on and works for about 5 min or so but then shuts off.

 

[DCGOO]

See: polestar 3. If Tesla isn’t worried about the competition they’re in for a rude awakening.

The Polestar 3 is slated to begin deliveries in 2024, and that is after they build a factory in .US to make them. At the same time Tesla will have shipped five million vehicles (probably more). Who knows what improvements will happen by then?

 

[joenathan]

Autopilot goes on and works for about 5 min or so but then shuts off.

On the FSD Beta build it won't let you activate with the camera blocked, but earlier FSD builds behaved the way you describe, they are probably bringing that over to the general release branch.

 

[Twiglett]

You can thank Consumer Reports for the cabin camera being used for Autopilot.

 

[coco135]

question...i know latest beta requires the cabin camera to have clear view...if you turn off the beta in the settings menu and then cover the camera, is it possible to then use regular autopilot?

without the beta installed, the camera can be covered with no issues.

 

[Jbequer]

I ended up putting a service request in. This morning i got the red steering wheel on screen without any notice to put hands on wheel first. This is happening on every single drive now, cabin camera covered or not, does it either way.

What the heck is going on with autopilot? Is it me or is this a bug from the last update? Why don't i get the blue message to put hands on wheel anymore? It just goes to red and discontinues autopilot for the rest of the drive.

Let's see what service does.

 

[KlaasW]

I ended up putting a service request in. This morning i got the red steering wheel on screen without any notice to put hands on wheel first. This is happening on every single drive now, cabin camera covered or not, does it either way.

What the heck is going on with autopilot? Is it me or is this a bug from the last update? Why don't i get the blue message to put hands on wheel anymore? It just goes to red and discontinues autopilot for the rest of the drive.

Let's see what service does.

Same here in Model S. Very annoying not to get any warning and have to stop before you can activate AP again.

 

[TwiztOG43]

After the last update 2022.36.2, Autopilot kicks me off if i look down for more than 3 seconds or so. It has become ultra sensitive, very annoying.
If i look anywhere other than out the front window the Autopilot goes crazy and doesn't allow to be used until the next drive.

I understand the reason why it does this but before this last update, it was not this sensitive. Now it's a bit much.
This morning it did it after me looking down at my passenger seat for no more than 2 seconds to pickup my work ID. I feel like i need to put on a neck brace to keep my head in perfect position. What is this craziness all about? A bit too much in my opinion.

Anyone noticing this?

Yes, autopilot isn’t pretty much useless now. Kicks me off without warning

 

[Nicholas M]

Updated to 2022.36.6 last weekend
I’ve been kicked off AP 4 times since then. That’s crazy! Not doing anything different. But now it must be the cabin camera because it only happens when I look away for a split second. A glance will do it. No warning just red wheel and disengaged for the rest of the trip. Pretty much unusable.

 

[CAGlazingEng]

I'm having the same thing on Autopilot. I put in a service request as well. Maybe if enough people do service requests the will fix it sooner. Autopilot is severely nerfed. So pissed.