Moronic placement of backup cam in V11

[TSLY]

The placement of the blind spot cam in V11 is sloppy, negligent, moronic, and lazy -- not to mention dangerous! Take your pick. Firstly, it cuts off approaching traffic behind you in the traffic sim. Secondly, the backup cam should be on top, the traffic sim should be below. Thirdly, the cam dwarfs the sim, rendering the sim useless. WTF was Tesla thinking?

 

[Undisclosed]

The placement of the backup cam in V11 is sloppy, negligent, moronic, and lazy! Take your pick. Firstly, it cuts off approaching traffic behind you in the traffic sim. Secondly, the backup cam should be on top, the traffic sim should be below. Thirdly, the cam dwarfs the sim, making the sim dangerous and useless. WTF was Tesla thinking?

You mean the side blinker camera?

I agree, I can barely see the camera in the bottom left corner when I signal as my hand is in the way because of where I grip the steering wheel.

 

[Midnightsun]

I agree placement is not optimal. On my Model S with the new UI, it is still on the bottom like the Y but in the middle of the screen, not on the left, much better.

 

[TSLY]

You mean the side blinker camera?

I agree, I can barely see the camera in the bottom left corner when I signal as my hand is in the way because of where I grip the steering wheel.

Meant blind spot camera.

 

[Watts_Up]

The backup cam should be on top.

It would be more easy to look at. Good point!

Also, it would be great to have the rear view mirror display there when the turn sign is not in use.
This would allow to have the map and the rear view mirror usable at the same time.

 

[tomagucci]

Deciding to look at the screen to see if you have any approaching vehicles a pretty poor decision to begin with. I'd opt for using mirrors first, camera feed second, then the screen as the third option.

 

[avs007]

Yeah, my hand is always in the way. Not sure what they were thinking, especially considering those with yolks will be forced to have their hand there too. When I heard they were adding the blinker cam thing, I thought it would display a larger view, under the map or something. The very least they could've done was auto size/scale the sim view... They just clipped the sim, which is pretty disappointing/amateurish.

 

[TSLY]

In the fog of deadline, under pressure, in haste, with no regard for ergonomics, functionality, aesthetics, or safety, no person in authority had the common sense or smarts to shelve it, temporarily, in order to work out its kinks. The essence of mediocrity!

 

[Fourdoor]

In the fog of deadline, under pressure, in haste, with no regard for ergonomics, functionality, aesthetics, or safety, no person in authority had the common sense or smarts to shelve it, temporarily, in order to work out its kinks. The essence of mediocrity!

In other words, they had to get the light show done for that software update so they can get shares, likes, and re-tweets on social media! Improved functionality doesn't get social media cred.

Keith

 

[friscomelt314]

Totally agree on blind spot cam placement. Should be up high. When I have both hands on the wheel, my fist blocks the video feed. Should be up top and possibly on the side of the screen opposite the driver. Was hoping placement would have changed with 2021.44.30 but alas...it did not.

 

[nate704]

That’s why cars have side mirrors (if you know how to properly adjust to avoid blind spots).

 

[captanzuelo]

That’s why cars have side mirrors (if you know how to properly adjust to avoid blind spots).

Unfortunately, most people have a lack of spatial awareness. If they cant see the side of their own car in their side view mirrors, then they get confused like a baby in an Object Permanence experiment.

 

[P3dStealth]

I turned it off after a few days. The mirrors and the normal traffic graphics just work better for me. They put it in the only spot of the screen that covered something I glanced at before changing lanes. They covered the lane change warning graphic.

 

[TSLY]

I turned it off after a few days. The mirrors and the normal traffic graphics just work better for me. They put it in the only spot of the screen that covered something I glanced at before changing lanes. They covered the lane change warning graphic.

Go figure.

 

[Bet TSLA]

If only they had some way of fixing this without a recall. Most new Tesla features are bad before they're good. They could wait until they get it perfect, of course, in which case it would come out a year later.

Of course the entirety of V11 has come out a year later, but that's a different issue.

 

[dgstan]

This will be fixed. I imagine you'll be able to configure where you want the popup to reside. At least, that's what it would be if they let me handle their UI.

 

[Watts_Up]

It would be a lot better and would not be too costly to add an additional display on the right side, like the Honda E

 

[Watts_Up]

In Japan, the Tesla Model X is considered as an SUV and needs to have a blind spot monitor for the opposite side of the driver.

1. Japanese Model X (Right-Hand Drive) with an additional blind spot monitor below the dashboard.



2. The additional display (See picture #1) shows the right side of the car (See the black and red floor stripe, picture #3) using the central pillar camera.



3. Overview of the car showing the image displayed by the side camera (See picture #2).

 

[WADan]

The placement of the blind spot cam in V11 is sloppy, negligent, moronic, and lazy -- not to mention dangerous! Take your pick. Firstly, it cuts off approaching traffic behind you in the traffic sim. Secondly, the backup cam should be on top, the traffic sim should be below. Thirdly, the cam dwarfs the sim, rendering the sim useless. WTF was Tesla thinking?

I tried this the first time today (we had been snowed in), and the first thing came out of my wife’s mouth is exactly that “it should be on top”! Have not had enough time to comment on other changes.

 

[norazi]

It should honestly just take over the entire right side (nav) of the screen; ie much larger