The placement of the side front camera is key to resolving issues that Tesla will never resolve with their current camera setup. As I noted here:
I find it hard to believe FSD will ever be production ready with current camera hardware. While I do believe it is possible to achieve FSD with vision only, I just don't think the current cameras will cut it. Here my main reasons: - Camera blinded by sun (often): Just today I was heading towards...
teslamotorsclub.com
In short, the Tesla the side cameras on the b-pillars are too far back, requiring it to creep 2 feet further into a road vs human, and the only front facing cameras are centered, preventing the car seeing down a road when there is an obstruction in the center median, requiring the car to creep 2 feet further left into oncoming traffic, versus a human.