HW4 leak: 1 fewer camera

[rubyred]

Cybertruck makes total sense. Remember, the concept had two bumper cams in back and one in the front. Accounts for the unused inputs on the HW4 board.

 

[Knightshade]

That CT would have them makes sense. That other models wouldn't also get them, esp. with USS gone, makes...less sense.

 

[thewishmaster]

A little more confirmation. Tesla Service Manual confirms Model S/X with HW4 has dummy front camera

Really curious to see if they do end up adding cameras to the 3/y/s/x. Starting to doubt it myself

 

[DrChaos]

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:

FSD Production release with current camera hardware?

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.

That is why other automakers are putting the cameras on the side mirrors, which is slightly ahead of the driver's position, and a fine location, as on the outer edge there are no obstructions.

 

[GoVols!]