V9 Dashcam, have you made it work?

[Buster1]

Wondering if you have successfully made the new V9 dashcam Work, and if so, what steps did you do (USB, etc)? I’ve read the release notes, but not confident I’m certain on how to activate the feature.

 

[Buster1]

Update: this article helps, and explains a lot. Still wondering how it’s worked for you? Thanks!

Here’s how Tesla’s new dashcam feature using Autopilot cameras works

 

[Russell]

For anybody thinking of putting the TeslaCam folder on your music usb, don't do it.
v9 seems to search for TeslaCam first and when it finds it, that usb drive can not be accessed by media player.

I wonder if Tesla did it that way because of the slow USB read/write speeds.

 

[Buster1]

I did manage to get the dashcam to work. Follow the steps in the article, and plugged in the USB...pretty easy!

 

[Mayo]

Question does anyone know if the new Ver 9 update dash cam work on all vehicles produced after Aug 2017 and most importantly. Do we have to have AP 2 Activated to use the new dashcam.

 

[Cal1]

Do you need to drive around with a USB drive plugged in to capture a recent event? Of can I plug it in after an event and download the last hour? Don't like the idea of driving around with that USB plug sticking up in the air all the time. Plug location makes it easy to accidentally hit it or bend it.

Also does our car recognize multiple usb drive plugs at the same time? One could be dash cam dedicated and the other for music.

 

[SpudLime]

need it plugged in at all times. its a direct save to the usb device.

 

[Buster1]

Question does anyone know if the new Ver 9 update dash cam work on all vehicles produced after Aug 2017 and most importantly. Do we have to have AP 2 Activated to use the new dashcam.

Need to have AP 2.5 for dashcam to work.

 

[Buster1]

I removed my USB, did some stuff on the computer with it in the house. I deleted a bunch of files and left nothing but the 'TeslaCam' folder in the root folder level... plugged it back in and now my dashcam icon doesn't appear.

Now what?

 

[SpudLime]

I removed my USB, did some stuff on the computer with it in the house. I deleted a bunch of files and left nothing but the 'TeslaCam' folder in the root folder level... plugged it back in and now my dashcam icon doesn't appear.

Now what?

Reformat the USB. Create a new TeslaCam folder.

 

[Buster1]

not sure how to do the reformat...but I'll investigate. Thanks!

 

[SpudLime]

not sure how to do the reformat...but I'll investigate. Thanks!

The same way you formatted it in the first place.

 

[Buster1]

It was already formatted when I got it.

 

[SpudLime]

It was already formatted when I got it.

You bought a usb drive already formatted to Fat32? interesting. Do you have a mac or a windows PC?

 

[Buster1]

It's a really old 4GB flash drive, my kids us it for school. So I "borrowed" it , made the TeslaCam root folder and it worked! But now, after removing a bunch of files, it doesn't do anything in the car.

Wondering if it's too small, or perhaps just needs to be reformatted like you said.

 

[Buster1]

Oh, I have a Mac. Do you think I need a larger USB (more storage)?

 

[SpudLime]

Oh, I have a Mac. Do you think I need a larger USB (more storage)?

On the mac its super easy with the utilities app. Lots of videos online to show you. I know this because its what I did. lol

4GB seems a bit small, but I forgot what the release notes said for minimal drive size. Wouldnt hurt to reformat and see how it goes before you spend money.

 

[Buster1]

Smart, thanks! I don't recall seeing any minimal size USB listed anywhere. I did see a comment about using a USB "with as much storage as possible."

Can you use one bigger that 32GB? Some websites say that that you can't have a FAT32 format USB that is bigger than 32GB.

 

[SpudLime]

Smart, thanks! I don't recall seeing any minimal size USB listed anywhere. I did see a comment about using a USB "with as much storage as possible."

Can you use one bigger that 32GB? Some websites say that that you can't have a FAT32 format USB that is bigger than 32GB.

I bought a 128 GB one. Your statement is a common confusion. You can format large drives to FAT32, the limitation was a file size can be no larger than 4GB. Which is why microsoft moved away from FAT 32 a looong time ago.

 

[SpudLime]

Here is the release notes.

Discover Software Version 9.0

It only mentions 1.8 GB for the hour rotation, so that doesnt allow for when you hit the keep button to keep the last 10 minutes.