Tesla should offer the dash cam as a freemium feature.

[ebmcs03]

I already overpaid for EAP, it should be included.

Agreed.

 

[cfttester]

As much as Cadillac would charge for theirs factory dash cam. I cannot find a number, but I doubt it will be more expensive then $250.

 

[BluestarE3]

A dashcam team wouldn't be working in the painting or deliveries department.

Unless it's the end-of-quarter.

 

[BluestarE3]

I already overpaid for EAP, it should be included.

I haven't been following the posts about the dashcam feature very closely, but is EAP a prerequisite to use it?

 

[Runt8]

In addition the current dashcam implementation is already pushing the capability of the system (at least on MCU1 cars). Pulling another 7 video streams is unlikely to be possible without compromising something else.

How could you possibly know it's "pushing the capabilities of the system?"

And isn't dashcam only available on AP2.5 cars?

 

[Altes]

The dash cam feature offered in v9 is very limited and makes sense to offer for free.

However, I hope Tesla offers a premium package that can be equal or even better than a 3rd party solution like Blackvue.

With funding, they can budget and devote a team to develop and enhance the dashcam functions.

As they say, there is no such thing as a free lunch.

A director of dashcam development and a team of senior engineers devoted to the product should be able to make a really awesome product. Use all cameras, remote viewings, suppler for robust storage, etc.

I think either $1000 or FSD is a good buy in for Tesla to go all out on this.

If feedback is positive and interest is there we can submit to Tesla for consideration.

I would rather have decent phone connectivity, at least as good as 12K honda

 

[jaguar36]

How could you possibly know it's "pushing the capabilities of the system?"

And isn't dashcam only available on AP2.5 cars?

Yes its only on AP2.5.

The music stutters during map loads when the dashcam is running.

 

[S4WRXTTCS]

I was really surprised the dash cam functionality wasn't bundled with EAP as it uses that hardware for the function, and it's clearly a convenience feature versus a safety one.

Maybe they couldn't bundle it because it didn't work with AP2, and required the AP2.5 hardware. So they couldn't include it within the EAP options as that would have pissed off all the AP2 owners royally.

The only way they could release was to offer it for free as part of the vehicle.

In the future I imagine they'll tie the dash cam functionality in with the connectivity option. So you have to pay for that in order to stream video from your car.

 

[S4WRXTTCS]

Yes its only on AP2.5.

The music stutters during map loads when the dashcam is running.

But, that's only with the MCU1.

I'm really surprised the MCU1 can handle everything thrown at it.

 

[gadgetboy]

In it’s current state dashcam is not worth a premium.

A Blackvue system would be a better investment.

If Tesla could utilize all the cameras to provide complete visual coverage of the car, that would be worth considering.

 

[AZ-3]

The dash cam feature offered in v9 is very limited and makes sense to offer for free.

However, I hope Tesla offers a premium package that can be equal or even better than a 3rd party solution like Blackvue.

With funding, they can budget and devote a team to develop and enhance the dashcam functions.

As they say, there is no such thing as a free lunch.

A director of dashcam development and a team of senior engineers devoted to the product should be able to make a really awesome product. Use all cameras, remote viewings, suppler for robust storage, etc.

I think either $1000 or FSD is a good buy in for Tesla to go all out on this.

If feedback is positive and interest is there we can submit to Tesla for consideration.

Question:
Do you have to have EAP to use the current Tesla dashcam (the 10 minute clips saved to the USB drive) ?