When will the Model Y get the new 5MP cameras?

[vitaliy]

New 5MP cameras from Samsung and LG are coming to Tesla vehicles, including the Model Y, according to various sources:

• Samsung wins multi-billion-dollar camera module deal from Tesla
• Samsung wins multi-billion dollar Tesla camera deal
• https://twitter.com/x/status/1534599493622153217

 

[gaswalla]

this is for AP3.0 which will first be running on the Cybertruck... so, expect it 6months or so after Cybertruck is in full production (not initial production). My guess early 2024

 

[vitaliy]

this is for AP3.0 which will first be running on the Cybertruck... so, expect it 6months or so after Cybertruck is in full production (not initial production). My guess early 2024

Well, the Tesmanian article that Sawyer Merritt mentioned in the next tweet says:
"Over the next few weeks, Samsung will begin shipping its latest camera modules for Models S, 3, X and Y."

 

[Benjamin Noah]

For FSD, aren't frames per second equally, if not more, important than resolution at this point? Wouldn't increasing the resolution several-fold reduce fps substantially?

 

[unwarrantd]

For FSD, aren't frames per second equally, if not more, important than resolution at this point? Wouldn't increasing the resolution several-fold reduce fps substantially?

Depends on how their image classification algo works. In this case, it will allow for greater detail that may be needed to see things like shadows and speed bumps with greater contrast. Remember, it is not going through every pixel. It is using collective mapping of the image stream to determine what it can see. It should also assist the system in word and road marking recognition. I am sure there is more processing, but I am not sure how much more. The data stream itself will still be encoded separately and easily at a high speed. Maybe raw data, but I doubt it. Both FPS as resolution are important, but current frame rates are more than sufficient if they can even come within 10% of it.

IMHO, this really is more for a correction to false positives (phantom braking) and false negatives (nearly hitting curbs full send). Also allows for a more extreme lens allowing for more data to enter the system. I'd bet there are other upgrades that go with these cameras to make up for it.

Tl;Dr Maybe but not enough to matter - more data is better.