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New 5mp camera upgrade possible?
- Thread starter reystar
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Well the exterior housing is the same part number so I can't see why not.
But I'm still waiting for someone to prove that this new camera style is actually the 5MP camera. Some reports say they aren't.
But I'm still waiting for someone to prove that this new camera style is actually the 5MP camera. Some reports say they aren't.
In a word NO I asked Service Center guys. 2018 or earlier cars. And I had a mobile guy here last week. He said the car was made to be easily upgradeable. ALL the cameras can be changed out even the windshield but it still has to be done in house. If you want the new cameras you have to buy a new car when they build them (who knows when that will be)
You need more CPU power to handle the higher resolution camera videos. The existing hardware may not be able to cope with the 5 MP camera videos.
ElectricAnt54
Active Member
I think mcu2 can handle the megapixels but I think the fasteners for camera & enclosure will be a different shape than what is compatible with the current cars. I mean, if we are all gonna speculate , why not this reason 
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ilovecoffee
Member
This.
It's hugely taxing to run inference on higher resolutions multiplied by all the cameras. It's all about the fps in this case.
That being said if they want to not carry old parts (old cameras) and the fit and harness is the same, and you replaced the cameras with the new ones they would likely make provisions to just serve lower resolutions to the computer so you wouldn't see any benefit anyway.
The question is whether or not Tesla started using the new HW4 autopilot chips when they switched to the higher-res cameras. They likely need the faster AI chips to handle more pixels. If they are still using the old HW3 chips, then the new cameras are not really providing much, if any, value. Of course Tesla won't confirm any changes until all their vehicles are shipping with the new hardware.
As I said earlier, a mobile guy came to my house on another matter and he said the cameras were very easy to changeI think mcu2 can handle the megapixels but I think the fasteners for camera & enclosure will be a different shape than what is compatible with the current cars. I mean, if we are all gonna speculate , why not this reason
I thought EM said when they tossed NVIDIA for their in house card it could do 34 teraflops. If you're talking about eh touchscreen there's an ancient old Intel Atom chip in it. (2008 release)
Yet your answer contradicts your previous answer when you said No. And as we have no confirmation of new cameras or CPU the last one I would take advise from is a mobile service person.
ElectricAnt54
Active Member
I was being a bit sarcastic. However, 5 megapixel cameras do not exist yet on Tesla cars so every speculation is fair game.
In the event the 5Mp cameras are made available to current cars with older cameras, I think the new cameras will have Wi-Fi so trained squirrels
can hold them in return for food. Failure to comply will result in them holding camera hostage in trees 
until payment is received.
ElectricAnt54
Active Member
No contradictions. He said it would be easy to change. But NO, they are not available nor do I think Tesla will upgrade them for free. The service center they are for cards built 2018 and prior BUT the cameras on those years are inferior to current ones
SO to summarize
1 - NO you can't get them
2 - They are easy to upgrade
3 - Cars 2018 or older are on the list but not necessarily 5mp.
So unless and until the the TechnoKing / Chief Twit says they are on the car they probably aren't
ElectricAnt54
Active Member
what if the ability to process 5MP requires a new autopilot computer? Hasn’t that situation happened in past where MCU version didn’t matter but autopilot computer was upgraded
. I love these speculation threads.Similar threads
