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At risk of being pedantic, Teslas' front facing cameras are located behind the windshield and would be obstructed by an open trunk just the same as a human driv

At risk of being pedantic, Teslas' front facing cameras are located behind the windshield and would be obstructed by an open trunk just the same as a human driver's vision would be.

amelius 5y ago
Yes, but it can be expected that Tesla thoroughly tested the cornercase of sudden loss of vision of the cameras.
- mindslight 5y ago
  Yeah - sound a warning, shake the steering wheel, and delete any record that self driving mode was engaged.
- rcxdude 5y ago
  Can it? I'm not sure it can be expected Tesla has thoroughly tested anything from their 'FSD' before pushing it out to their testers/customers.
  - leobg 5y ago
    There’s a YT video of a guy taping over the cams one by one. The car performs still pretty impressively even with most cameras blocked. (I was pointed to this video because I, too had been skeptical after seeing normal “navigate on autopilot” disable itself due to one camera being blinded by the sun. Apparently, FSD is much better at handling such situations.)
    - BoorishBears 5y ago
      Pretty sure I've seen that video and it totally oversold itself. Other drivers tried the same: https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=92&v=yKgBakJc8ZY&feature=emb_logo https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=92&v=yKgBakJc8ZY&f...
      - vardump 5y ago
        That's AP 2 hardware and computer... Not sure what it proves about AP HW 3 at all, or even AP 2.5.
        BoorishBears 5y ago
        Right, I forgot that Tesla threw out every single line of code, every single model, and crushed all AP2 cars when AP 2.5 came around. Same again for AP 3. (Those of us who live in reality like to use the concept of inference)
      - leobg 5y ago
        Nope, I meant this one (FSD/HW 3): https://youtu.be/77cbSy-rBEQ https://youtu.be/77cbSy-rBEQ
        BoorishBears 5y ago
        This is way more realistic than the original video, but yeah once the main sensor is blocked it starts driving erratically (even more so than usual) Not sure if that's exactly unexpected...
gnicholas 5y ago
Appreciate the correction! I wondered if this was the case when I wrote my comment, but figured the cameras were in the front grille. I guess putting the cameras higher up gives better perspective and reduces the chance of splashed mud/water that would obscure their view.

At risk of being pedantic, Teslas' front facing cameras are located behind the windshield and would be obstructed by an open trunk just the same as a human driver's vision would be.

amelius 5y ago

Yes, but it can be expected that Tesla thoroughly tested the cornercase of sudden loss of vision of the cameras.

mindslight 5y ago
Yeah - sound a warning, shake the steering wheel, and delete any record that self driving mode was engaged.
rcxdude 5y ago
Can it? I'm not sure it can be expected Tesla has thoroughly tested anything from their 'FSD' before pushing it out to their testers/customers.
- leobg 5y ago
  There’s a YT video of a guy taping over the cams one by one. The car performs still pretty impressively even with most cameras blocked. (I was pointed to this video because I, too had been skeptical after seeing normal “navigate on autopilot” disable itself due to one camera being blinded by the sun. Apparently, FSD is much better at handling such situations.)
  - BoorishBears 5y ago
    Pretty sure I've seen that video and it totally oversold itself. Other drivers tried the same: https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=92&v=yKgBakJc8ZY&feature=emb_logo https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=92&v=yKgBakJc8ZY&f...
    - vardump 5y ago
      That's AP 2 hardware and computer... Not sure what it proves about AP HW 3 at all, or even AP 2.5.
      - BoorishBears 5y ago
        Right, I forgot that Tesla threw out every single line of code, every single model, and crushed all AP2 cars when AP 2.5 came around. Same again for AP 3. (Those of us who live in reality like to use the concept of inference)
    - leobg 5y ago
      Nope, I meant this one (FSD/HW 3): https://youtu.be/77cbSy-rBEQ https://youtu.be/77cbSy-rBEQ
      - BoorishBears 5y ago
        This is way more realistic than the original video, but yeah once the main sensor is blocked it starts driving erratically (even more so than usual) Not sure if that's exactly unexpected...

gnicholas 5y ago

Appreciate the correction! I wondered if this was the case when I wrote my comment, but figured the cameras were in the front grille. I guess putting the cameras higher up gives better perspective and reduces the chance of splashed mud/water that would obscure their view.