MASTER THREAD: Auto Wiper functionality, complaints, praise, etc.

[iwannam3]

Again, everyone's rain environment and sensitivity to the amount of water on the windshield is different. So "wiper sensitivity up/down" fixes it for everyone.

 

[father_of_6]

Is “gotten better” acceptable? Mine are still a heap of “sh1t” in reality.

Yeah, they actually *are* acceptable at this point. Still not perfect though, and my opinion is that they can't be perfect, simply due to difference in preferences.

Really looking forward to better manual controls. Probably that update is only two weeks away

 

[Wildcat84]

I'm doing that too...for now. It's really starting to annoy me though. Wipers just turn on to level 3 all of a sudden while the sun is shining bright.

I personally haven't had my Auto Wipers turn on phantomly, just some Phantom braking. Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the Auto Wipers controlled by one of the front cameras not an actual rain sensor like in some cars? If so, then Phantom wipers are likely related to the same bug that gives us Phantom Braking.

 

[Candleflame]

I personally haven't had my Auto Wipers turn on phantomly, just some Phantom braking. Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the Auto Wipers controlled by one of the front cameras not an actual rain sensor like in some cars? If so, then Phantom wipers are likely related to the same bug that gives us Phantom Braking.

no rain sensors in the model 3. they use the front cameras to deciding how much it is raining....

 

[ichrx]

my wife makes fun of my wipers constantly. It’s not rained for months in this area and still for no reason at all we’ll be at a stop light and ‘wish wish wish’ wipers start. That plus the gap in the roof on the passenger side. The wind tunnel noise over 50mph. This car needs so many QC fixes it’s nuts.

 

[SylvainG]

no rain sensors in the model 3. they use the front cameras to deciding how much it is raining....

You're sure? If so, I might put RainX on my windshield. My previous car with automatic wiper specifically mentioned not to put product like RainX because it would adversely affect the rain sensor.

 

[Occhis]

You're sure? If so, I might put RainX on my windshield. My previous car with automatic wiper specifically mentioned not to put product like RainX because it would adversely affect the rain sensor.

Rainx may shed the water so well that it’s not detected by the camera. Not a fan anyway b/c in my experience after a few weeks/months it forms a film when wipers are on.

 

[Knightshade]

no rain sensors in the model 3. they use the front cameras to deciding how much it is raining....

You're sure? If so, I might put RainX on my windshield. My previous car with automatic wiper specifically mentioned not to put product like RainX because it would adversely affect the rain sensor.

Tesla has never used a physical rain sensor on the 3 or Y (and stopped using them on the S/X a while ago too IIRC)- it's all camera/AI only

 

[Candleflame]

hydrophobic coatings are fine, they just cause camera errors at slower speeds which are barely good enough to see out of the window - but you probs should use the wipers then anyway.

 

[riedel]

The AI for the wipers is terrible. The amount of "I can't see *sugar*" is not a matter of personal preference.

 

[DopeGhoti]

For every "they're terrible" post, there's another "they're fine" post. Different persons have different tolerances for how many fluid droplets accumulate on the windscreen before wiping is perceived to be necessary. Some people will let water accumulate to a degree that others consider dangerous, or contrariwise some will prefer the wipers to be engaged at a point that others would describe as comically early. That's the very definition of it being a matter of personal preference.

 

[Candleflame]

For every "they're terrible" post, there's another "they're fine" post. Different persons have different tolerances for how many fluid droplets accumulate on the windscreen before wiping is perceived to be necessary. Some people will let water accumulate to a degree that others consider dangerous, or contrariwise some will prefer the wipers to be engaged at a point that others would describe as comically early. That's the very definition of it being a matter of personal preference.

time for a sensitivity/tolerance slider!

 

[father_of_6]

time for a sensitivity/tolerance slider!

AND better manual controls

 

[Kevy Baby]

time for a sensitivity/tolerance slider!

I'm intolerant to insensitivity

 

[father_of_6]

I'm sensitive to intolerance.

 

[Gasaraki]

You're sure? If so, I might put RainX on my windshield. My previous car with automatic wiper specifically mentioned not to put product like RainX because it would adversely affect the rain sensor.

I use the RainX wiper fluid in every one of my cars. Works great on the Model 3 also.

 

[pdx_m3s]

Now that my Model 3's third rainy season is here, I tried using auto wipers to see if they will work. Still awful. Back to intermittent.

 

[SylvainG]

Now that my Model 3's third rainy season is here, I tried using auto wipers to see if they will work. Still awful. Back to intermittent.

Would be nice if the intermittent was more granular than the two speed currently offered.

 

[chinney]

Would be nice if the intermittent was more granular than the two speed currently offered.

Exactly. The auto wipe function is now better than it was, but still is far from perfect. More granular, more easily adjustable manual controls are needed. I am astonished that Tesla has neglected this part of its otherwise excellent Model 3 design.

 

[Candleflame]

Exactly. The auto wipe function is now better than it was, but still is far from perfect. More granular, more easily adjustable manual controls are needed. I am astonished that Tesla has neglected this part of its otherwise excellent Model 3 design.

everyone is busy working on this FSD *sugar*.