Well said. Can’t think of many electronic technologies that the software continues to outgrow the hardware. Just the nature of growth And inevitable for any technology based product. If (like say a cell phone) they refused to offer to sell the mechanical upgrade I might feel different but this is a fairly trivial thing to complain about.
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Side Cameras and Purple Light
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insaneoctane
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andaconda
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insaneoctane
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Seems FSD maneuvers like this become far riskier (trying to monitor other cars creep) at night if Tesla does not replace cameras on FSD vehicles...
As promised taken a couple of nights ago. One while driving downtown DC.. other while on the highway.
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Tevo Solutions
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Side repeaters are a legal requirement here and many other countries so that option won't appeal to a lot of owners.
More information about this glare problem in our video here:
I put in a service ticket for mine and they are replacing next week.
Real question is are they replacing them with the new cameras. From what I've read, seems like they will only replace the old camera.. with the another old camera
That is what I was told. That is why I didn't change them. They wanted to charge me for the new version.Real question is are they replacing them with the new cameras. From what I've read, seems like they will only replace the old camera.. with the another old camera
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They can only replace them with the cameras they have in stock. The trouble is that may be a mix of old and new cameras. Which is why you should test any camera they replace yourself by putting some tape over it and turning the blinkers on before you accept the repair.Real question is are they replacing them with the new cameras. From what I've read, seems like they will only replace the old camera.. with the another old camera
Ruffles
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I have a Sept 2020 Y and I opened a service ticket and asked to pay for the cameras but they insisted I already had the latest ones . I think they think I'm asking about FSD capability. I'll ping them again. It's good to know the root cause and that it can be fixed but it's a nice to have and not a must fix for me.
. I think they think I'm asking about FSD capability. I'll ping them again. It's good to know the root cause and that it can be fixed but it's a nice to have and not a must fix for me.
alexcue
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I had an appointment last friday, they texted me on Thursday afternoon saying "sorry Charlie" you have what we gave you when you bought your car. Now mine was for an October 2020 MY 2021 and both repeaters are showing the purple fringe. So let's see what they actually do in your case.
Keep us posted.
We will find out soon what they replace it with. Regardless, it's strange seeing as though my Nov 2020 MY's left indicator does not block the camera but the right one does...Real question is are they replacing them with the new cameras. From what I've read, seems like they will only replace the old camera.. with the another old camera
They have not informed me that the replacement is not covered under warranty. They did push the apt until the 14th due to another issue I have them looking at. Only time will tell.
Tevo Solutions
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They installed whatever revisions of cameras they happened to have in the parts bins during assembly. They obviously had a mix of good and bad cameras for a while as this is quite a common story.
What if Tesla decides that blind spot visualization is not compatible with original repeater cameras and therefore option is removed from older MYs in future software. After all, I don't have boombox option in my June MY unless I pay to have PWS installed. We have to be aware that not all software upgrades (which are free) are going to work on original MYs!
Looks like there are 2 separate threads discussing this issue. To update this thread, my SC in Virginia gave me the same canned feedback and will not cover under warranty. At this point, I'll just turn off the feature. Not worth $450 to me at this point, unless the upgraded cameras provide additional benefit that hasn't been disclosed yet, such as a possible 360 degree birds-eye view that I've had on other cars for the past 10 years...still can't believe with all the tech/cameras in Teslas that this isn't a standard capability.
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