Is your dashcam video as bad as mine?

[fr100]

I have MCU1 & AP 2.0 with the upgraded FSD computer. It's very choppy and washed out. The colors are better on the repeaters, but they have the same choppiness.

I've tried 2 different USB 3.0 flash drives and 2 different SSDs. I'm wondering how much MCU2 would improve on this. When I'm parked, the frame rate improves.

Video: 16-04-34-front.mp4

 

[mswlogo]

Ouch, that's pretty bad. I have MCU2 HW3 (2019 LR Raven).

 

[Shaz]

I have MCU1 & AP 2.0 with the upgraded FSD computer. It's very choppy and washed out. The colors are better on the repeaters, but they have the same choppiness.

I've tried 2 different USB 3.0 flash drives and 2 different SSDs. I'm wondering how much MCU2 would improve on this. When I'm parked, the frame rate improves.

Video: 16-04-34-front.mp4

Had the exact same experience when car was moving. I upgraded to MCU2 and I no longer experience that pixelation while the car is moving. I have HW 3.0 and AP 2.0 cameras.

 

[DSolie]

That's allllll MUC1 there. I also have HW3/MCU1 andI look a little better than that, but still laggy pixelated every few seconds.

 

[kiwi]

Hi,
I have a 2017 MX. Way back, when FSD was offered for a low price, I jumped on it
and have been waiting for the last few years for the h/w upgrade to become available.
I have just had my FSD upgrade completed. One of the features that appeared
after the upgrade was TeslaCam.

I appreciate they probably didn't upgrade the cameras, only the central computer.
However, the video being saved by TeslaCam is bad. I mean unusably bad.

I've tried two different flash drives (both of which should have been fast enough)
plus an HDD (which was definitely fast enough) and got the same results, so I suspect
the install isn't working right.

Here is an example of the video. Not all the video is as bad as this, but it mostly is:

https://imgur.com/a/7WuSfR8

Surely this isn't normal after this upgrade?

Thx
P.

 

[kiwi]

The media isn't showing above, at least for me. Here's a link:

Bad teslacam video

 

[Rover8]

The media isn't showing above, at least for me. Here's a link:

Bad teslacam video

Did you upgrade to MCU2 as well? You’ll find threads complaining of poor video recording with MCU1/HW3 combo.

Sentry Mode/Dashcam recording USB for AP3/MCU1

What exactly are most people using for a USB these days? Are there certain manufacturers that tend to work better? I'm not looking for an SSD for the moment - just a larger USB stick if possible. What throughput threshold should I be looking at? I've recently been upgraded to AP3 but still using...

teslamotorsclub.com

 

[DCGOO]

Hi,
I have a 2017 MX. Way back, when FSD was offered for a low price, I jumped on it
and have been waiting for the last few years for the h/w upgrade to become available.
I have just had my FSD upgrade completed. One of the features that appeared
after the upgrade was TeslaCam.

I appreciate they probably didn't upgrade the cameras, only the central computer.
However, the video being saved by TeslaCam is bad. I mean unusably bad.

I've tried two different flash drives (both of which should have been fast enough)
plus an HDD (which was definitely fast enough) and got the same results, so I suspect
the install isn't working right.

Here is an example of the video. Not all the video is as bad as this, but it mostly is:

https://imgur.com/a/7WuSfR8

Surely this isn't normal after this upgrade?

Thx
P.

Did you upgrade the MCU as well, or did you just upgrade the Autopilot computer?

 

[kiwi]

I have only upgraded the Autopilot computer.

If the MCU is also required for TeslaCam to work, did they make
a mistake to enable it after the FSD upgrade?

Thx.
P

 

[Tam]

If the MCU is also required for TeslaCam to work, did they make
a mistake to enable it after the FSD upgrade?

It's no mistake.

Tesla web page says:

"Upgrade your Infotainment system to access new features, and for a more advanced and smoother user experience."

If you don't upgrade your MCU, you don't get that "more advanced and smoother user experience."

You are not required to upgrade the MCU but you'll be in the same club as below:

FSD upgraded today - MCU1 is crawling on its knees

I'm having terrible performance issues with MCU1 after the FSD upgrade. The lte connectivity is dropping out more often, the screen is hanging a lot as well. And often when I park, the car will think it's shutdown when I haven't even exited the vehicle. Anyone else having MCU1 fsd issues?

teslamotorsclub.com

 

[kiwi]

It's no mistake.

Tesla web page says:

"Upgrade your Infotainment system to access new features, and for a more advanced and smoother user experience."

If you don't upgrade your MCU, you don't get that "more advanced and smoother user experience."

You are not required to upgrade the MCU but you'll be in the same club as below:

FSD upgraded today - MCU1 is crawling on its knees

I'm having terrible performance issues with MCU1 after the FSD upgrade. The lte connectivity is dropping out more often, the screen is hanging a lot as well. And often when I park, the car will think it's shutdown when I haven't even exited the vehicle. Anyone else having MCU1 fsd issues?

teslamotorsclub.com

Thanks for that.

This seems quite different to my experience. My Infotainment seems identical to
before the upgrade - perhaps its a little slower routing but otherwise just fine.
However the TeslaCam is quite unusable. (I should have mentioned that I am
looking at the video recorded by TeslaCam on my laptop. So the problem is that
what is being recorded is rubbish, not the playback via the MCU).

Oh well. I know my MCU is on life support - its approaching 5 years old, so its only a matter of
time before the flash dies.

 

[fr100]

I had the same problem with MCU1 after getting the FSD computer installed. Here's my thread Is your dashcam video as bad as mine?

After I got the MCU2 infotainment upgrade, the problem is solved.

 

[Tam]

...This seems quite different to my experience. My Infotainment seems identical to before the upgrade - perhaps its a little slower routing but otherwise just fine...

I hear you! Denial can be a very useful defense mechanism in psychology, especially in the Tesla cult.

When you are through with the denial phase, you can pay up for MCU2 and join the club of smoother video recording as mentioned by @fr100 above.