Model 3 has only seven Autopilot cameras?! (vs. eight)

[Garlan Garner]

well that's insulting. but......onward we go.

 

[lunitiks]

Didn't mean to insult you. Bad joke/humor barrier

 

[Garlan Garner]

Didn't mean to insult you. Bad joke/humor barrier

NP..... no worries.

 

[boiler81]

I would think the back-up camera would be unreliable for AP use due to the road dirt accumulation on rear end. I know in rainy freeway driving the camera lens would be obscured in short order.

 

[lunitiks]

I would think the back-up camera would be unreliable for AP use due to the road dirt accumulation on rear end. I know in rainy freeway driving the camera lens would be obscured in short order.

^ The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. BTW snow is an even bigger problem in some areas (mine), and a small heated ring around the lens will not do. I know for a fact because I have a non-facelifted AP1 car with a radar that’s got a built-in, quite serious heat shield in front of it (this thing gets warm!), and it only melts like a millimeter of snow. The area around the BUC gets hit alot harder than the fwd radar in a lot of winter conditions - I’m talking 5 or more centimetres of snow build up in front of the whole licence plate and trunk handle area. No chance in hell the BUC heating element could deal with that

 

[03DSG]

.1 is the subwoofer. Its not considered a speaker to hear....but to feel. lol

9 cameras total ( or 8.1 depending on how you consider the inside camera looking at the driver ).

3 behind rearview mirror
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2 on front quarter panel
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2 on b-pillar
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1 backup camera
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1 inside ( not used yet ) looking at the driver.
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Why did you resurrect the last post, by you no less, from 52 days ago? The thread died For a reason back then.

 

[Garlan Garner]

Why did you resurrect the last post, by you no less, from 52 days ago? The thread died For a reason back then.

Is not worthy of a response. Off topic.

If you want to discuss something PM me.

 

[Rsdavis9]

.1 is the subwoofer. Its not considered a speaker to hear....but to feel. lol

9 cameras total ( or 8.1 depending on how you consider the inside camera looking at the driver ).

3 behind rearview mirror
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2 on front quarter panel
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2 on b-pillar
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1 backup camera
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1 inside ( not used yet ) looking at the driver.
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Ok what am I missing? If you look at the image of "3 behind rearview mirror" it looks like 4. 3 forward facing and one facing upwards.

 

[Derek Kessler]

Ok what am I missing? If you look at the image of "3 behind rearview mirror" it looks like 4. 3 forward facing and one facing upwards.

The upwards facing circle is a sensor of some sort, like an IR sensor for automatic wipers. I don't know exactly what it is, but it's not an Autopilot camera.

 

[Rsdavis9]

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The upwards facing circle is a sensor of some sort, like an IR sensor for automatic wipers. I don't know exactly what it is, but it's not an Autopilot camera.

So that's 9 cameras and some sort of sensor.

 

[Derek Kessler]

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So that's 9 cameras and some sort of sensor.

No, it's still 8 cameras.

3 front
2 side turn signal indicators
2 b-pillar
1 rear

The interior camera isn't counted because it is not activated, advertised, or used in the actual Autopilot sensing suite. It's just... there.

 

[Rsdavis9]

Got to figure out what that uosard facing is...
Black tape.

 

[TT97]

The upwards facing circle is a sensor of some sort, like an IR sensor for automatic wipers. I don't know exactly what it is, but it's not an Autopilot camera.

Rumor is that it is a Light/Temperature/Humidity Sensor.

 

[gambit48]

I don't really understand the point of the rear backup camera as a part of the sensor suite… What's going on directly behind you is rarely of concern in traffic and rarely something you can control either (sure, if you want some sort of fancy rear-end-avoidance maneuvering support)

It's possibly more useful for the purpose of autoparking the car but I have a feeling they can make do with the side repeater cameras.

I can see some useful applications or rear sensors. If the computer thinks you're about to be rear ended it can accelerate and dodge the collision.

It's importance is not so the car can dodge a car. If a car senses a collision coming from somewhere, including the back, it can prime the brakes, pretension seatbelts, etc. A lot of other car manufacturers have this tech already. That, plus it being required equipment, means that "it just wasn't counted as it's standard safety equipment on all new cars now" makes the most sense for not having the "right" amount of cameras listed.

 

[Garlan Garner]

No, it's still 8 cameras.

3 front
2 side turn signal indicators
2 b-pillar
1 rear

The interior camera isn't counted because it is not activated, advertised, or used in the actual Autopilot sensing suite. It's just... there.

It's not activated?

Are you sure?

 

[S4WRXTTCS]

It's not activated?

Are you sure?

My understanding from a thread awhile ago is the camera data could be stored along with images from other cameras in the event of a crash. A few people didn't like this, and used that as motivation to cover it up.

 

[Garlan Garner]

My understanding from a thread awhile ago is the camera data could be stored along with images from other cameras in the event of a crash. A few people didn't like this, and used that as motivation to cover it up.

Absolutely.