backing up camera feature suggestion

[raymond]

... especially if it "zoomed out" at highway speeds so that I had a birds-eye view of the traffic around me.

I see a small camera equipped drone 30 feet above the car and a small microwave dish* integrated in the roof of the car that beams power to the drone. Using the cam feed from the drone your car can easily optimize lane changes to weave through traffic.

"It's way better than what everybody thinks it is" - someone once said.

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*: This, not this!

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[felixtb]

It's there, i saw it on one car but don't remember which one. You can turn it on or off, same as the Roadster.

nigelM how do you turn it on/off in the roadster??? I have never seen nor heard of this possibility in the roadster. since the alpine is an aftermarket unit with tesla graphics I did not think the steering sensors were there nor the rest of the soft and hardware needed........ please tell me how to change to this prefered view.

thanks

[dsm363]

nigelM how do you turn it on/off in the roadster??? I have never seen nor heard of this possibility in the roadster. since the alpine is an aftermarket unit with tesla graphics I did not think the steering sensors were there nor the rest of the soft and hardware needed........ please tell me how to change to this prefered view.

thanks

I'll have to check my car again but under 'source' I believe you pick the camera icon at the bottom. It takes over the entire screen so you can't see your Nav...etc
Here's a picture:
Customer Image Gallery for INA-W900BT - Alpine 7" Touchscreen GPS Navigation + Plays DVD/CD Video MP3 WMA AAC

It's the center-right icon of the car at the bottom of the screen.

[markwj]

nigelM how do you turn it on/off in the roadster??? I have never seen nor heard of this possibility in the roadster. since the alpine is an aftermarket unit with tesla graphics I did not think the steering sensors were there nor the rest of the soft and hardware needed........ please tell me how to change to this prefered view.

thanks

Felix. It depends on the Alpine model. Mine has a guide on/off button visible when the reversing camera is shown. Other Alpine units don't have such a feature. It depends on when and where you got the roadster.

I've never heard of a roadster alpine with reversing guide that moves with the steering wheel. As you say, no such sensors.

[felixtb]

Felix. I've never heard of a roadster alpine with reversing guide that moves with the steering wheel. As you say, no such sensors.

OK so its as i eluded to, more or less gimmick rather than real help and only on some models. I will check mine when I get back home..... anyway with the S and subsequent models they have their own systems and should be able to incorporate this into the car as a feature. they do constantly preach that they want to make the best cars out there electric or not. so these are the details they need. the label of "the best car" is always in the small elegant and thought out details and not in the overall picture.......!

[NigelM]

Mine is as Mark described. Sorry, I had assumed that all the Alpine units had it, which is possibly not the case. It's not steering controlled but I've never seen a one that is until I googled it. That said, I think it's much more than a gimmick and I really find it useful for reversing.

[markwj]

OK so its as i eluded to, more or less gimmick rather than real help

Not a gimmick for me. It takes some time to get it adjusted right, and learn it, but I find it works really well. Particularly from a distance point of view.

I've used the ones with steering wheel input, and they too were very helpful. But, you have to sit back and trust them, which is a leap of faith.

[Jeeps17]

Mine is as Mark described. Sorry, I had assumed that all the Alpine units had it, which is possibly not the case. It's not steering controlled but I've never seen a one that is until I googled it. That said, I think it's much more than a gimmick and I really find it useful for reversing.

Indeed, such a feature is extremely useful when well implemented. I have been driving an Infinity G37x with steering controlled guide lines for two tears, and really miss them when using a different vehicle.

Given that this is essentially a software feature, I hope Tesla nails this (and the Get Amped grapevine seemed to be suggesting that it would be in the next major software update for the S - can't find the post where I read this now...).

[Doug_G]

Indeed, such a feature is extremely useful when well implemented. I have been driving an Infinity G37x with steering controlled guide lines for two tears, and really miss them when using a different vehicle.

Agreed - one of many nice features of the G37. If it were electric it would be a great car...