So I’m enjoying exploring my new Model Y!!!

However I noticed that driving at night on dark country roads, I invariably see a warning that my right pillar camera may be obstructed. This doesn’t happen in daytime, and granted the right pillar may not be able to see much in the dark. However I don’t see any obstructions and cleaning it doesn’t make a difference.

So is this normal or a problem I need to have Tesla look at?

  • jez@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Down in Australia, I get the exact same thing for my left pillar. Since it created an alert, I presumed the car wanted me to pay attention to it, so I contacted support who told me it’s normal and safe to ignore.

    It makes sense because the camera is effectively seeing a black image. On a dark country road, that’s totally expected. But most of the time it would probably have some kind of image, in which case you want to warn about a black image in case the camera is faulty which could be a safety issue.

    For the cases where the driver knows it’s supposed to be dark, it’s reasonable to apply common sense and ignore that specific occurrence of the alert.