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Tesla Vision fails as owners complain of Model 3 cameras fogging up in cold weather (www.notebookcheck.net)
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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 101 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] redeyejedi@lemmy.world 58 points 10 months 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.

[–] ratman150@sh.itjust.works 96 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What irks me about this is I own an ev (not a Tesla obviously fiat 500e) and I slog/bash that thing through mud/snow/rain/several inches of water on the regular and even do what id consider rally driving with it at times and it's fine. You know why? Because this was always a Tesla engineering failure and not an ev failure. But it sucks because people will think ev= unable to get wet which just is not true.

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 28 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Neighbour in my old area got one of those "Gone to Plaid" (???) models, supposedly quite expensive. It had more panel gaps than my roomie's Golf, which was only a fraction of the price.

In fact the Golf has held up really well! He bought it second-hand for 160k, and is now looking to switch to a Miata. The dealership offered him 150k for it. He's been driving it for over a year.

Currency here is Swedish Crowns.

[–] LUHG_HANI@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I was going to say, is this golf made of gold.

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

We’re both genuinely baffled by it, definitely not telling the dealer.

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[–] NataliePortland@lemmy.ca 61 points 10 months ago (25 children)

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

[–] StenSaksTapir@feddit.dk 19 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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.

[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

Very few production vehicles have lidar. Like almost zero

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[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 49 points 10 months 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 21 points 10 months 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 10 months ago

Too much computer and not enough car 🥲

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[–] Glytch@ttrpg.network 29 points 10 months ago

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

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 22 points 10 months 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.

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[–] Joker@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] billy_bollocks@sh.itjust.works 20 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Why do people still buy Teslas? Serious question

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

  1. They don't know better

  2. Status symbol

  3. Weird obsession with Elon

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (3 children)
  1. They are tech nerds and want an EV.

It use to be this was excusable. But there are a lot of options now, no?

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[–] Joker@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I bought mine in 2019 before I knew Elon is a lying turd. I bought FSD because I like tech stuff and I was doing a lot of highway driving at the time. My opinion of Elon and the car might be less negative if I didn’t feel like I got scammed out of $6000 for FSD. It’s been a good car otherwise, but I wouldn’t buy another one.

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[–] CallOfTheWild@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

Because they're pretty great in most ways. They are one of the most energy efficient EVs, they are the most fun to drive of all the EVs I've driven (best acceleration and handling), I love not needing keys anymore. I love being able to control my car from the app. Tesla has almost twice as many high speed charging stations as every other charging company combined. They are more affordable than most other EVs. The lane assist is better than any other car on the market. Sure Elon is a dick, but Tesla has some adults in the room making good design decisions. It's certainly not perfect but it's a solid choice if you're looking for an affordable, fun, and efficient car.

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[–] AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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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[–] tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.uk 10 points 10 months 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.

[–] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Elmo's douchbaggery rears its ugly head again.

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[–] TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 10 months ago

That is extremely funny

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