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Tesla Vision fails as owners complain of Model 3 cameras fogging up in cold weather::A number of Tesla owners have taken to Reddit after their front cameras fogged up and stopped working in cold weather, leaving several features, including the US$10,000 FSD Beta, inoperable. Tesla has declined to assist to these customers, despite many of their vehicles being covered under warranty.

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[–] superfes@lemmy.world 112 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's only a problem if you use your cars outside...

[–] redeyejedi@lemmy.world 63 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I swear I saw an article about someone whose tesla shorted out in the rain and they basically said you shouldn't have gotten it wet.

[–] Cheesus@lemmy.world 61 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago

That's mind boggling. I do not understand why people continue to buy cars from that trash company. Tesla has had a long history of shit build quality/quality control. With so many EV options on the market now, there's literally no incentive to go for Tesla anymore.

[–] NataliePortland@lemmy.ca 82 points 2 years ago (22 children)

Every other car uses LIDAR and Elon thinks he’s such a forward thinker for shunning it. So dumb

[–] eskimofry@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago

Think of it this way: He is such a visionary that fog is blinding his vehicles.

[–] StenSaksTapir@feddit.dk 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Radar. Only a small handful of cars have LIDAR. But your point still stands. Outside of Elon being a humongous douche and completely unpredictable, the lack of sensors is the major reason for not wanting a Tesla.

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[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 54 points 2 years ago (21 children)

No Teslas in the wet or the cold. Pretty soon they'll only function, most of the time, in a climate controlled area.

[–] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Lol, right? Every time there's a new article about Tesla and their issues with weather it's like reading a page out of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

...And the Tesla said "Oooh dear this porridge is too hot! And this porridge is too cold!"

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[–] lemann@lemmy.one 6 points 2 years ago

Too much computer and not enough car 🥲

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[–] Glytch@ttrpg.network 32 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's like they only ever tested it in SoCal on sunny days.

[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Speaking as someone who lives in a wet/cold climate in Canada - many products (especially tech) are only ever tested on sunny SoCal days. It is actually quite shocking just how many products are completely unfit for use elsewhere in the world. I honestly wish it was something that was brought up more often.

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[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So, the only way to have anything covered under warranty is to never have your Tesla leave the indoor track which is temp/humidity controlled.

Oh how far we've advanced.

[–] jaspersgroove@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

No point in doing warranty work when you don’t have a fix for the problem, this is what happens when you buy hard goods from a manufacturer that runs itself like a software company.

[–] Joker@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 2 years ago

Can confirm it’s terrible all around. FSD is horrendous. It also has problems in bright sun and rain.

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

I don’t know much about this world, but I do know it’s ironic that a car feature called Vision is fogging up.

[–] AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I mean how hard is it to give us tiny wipers on them. Cmon now.

[–] soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

Or just heat the lenses, air force and army have been doing it for fucking decades. You never hear about an F18 TGP or Abrams commander sight "fogging up" lol

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[–] Thetimefarm@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's probably internal fogging because the units aren't well sealed.

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[–] tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.uk 13 points 2 years ago

Camera fogging has been an issue since at least 2019.. Tesla forums usually have threads from new owners surprised by this each year..

It was 100% predictable that 'vision only' would fail in these circumstances.

[–] TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 years ago

That is extremely funny

[–] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Elmo's douchbaggery rears its ugly head again.

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[–] 001@kbin.melroy.org 6 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I was very happy with my 2019 model 3. I upgraded to a new model y a month ago, and the vision stuff definitely feels like a downgrade. I already have a scratch because the vision based park assist is so bad.

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