backing up camera feature suggestion

[felixtb]

having seen some of the videos from the test drives I am struck by the lack of guide lines for the backing up camera. most European cars I have been driving for the past ten years with backing up cameras, all have side and rear guide lines so you actually know when you back up if your trajectory would make you back into something, like a parked car or a lamp post or similar. this is a great aide and makes backing up with the camera a breeze. on the roadster there is no such thing since it is an aftermarket system that has been slightly tesla:ized. that system is pretty useless to use as a backing up camera and is more decorative than anything else. I am wondering why tesla seems to have missed this opportunity, specially since Elon has a Q7 which has an EXCELENT backing up camera with guides that follow the steering movement. ................!? this should only be a software problem and should be able to be implemented with no other modifications than that

[drbradfo]

I was told during Amp tour that this feature will be added.

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[NigelM]

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.

[contaygious]

Thanks for the heads up! I love my lines in my FX. I would not be able to back up into tiny spaces without them. That is very reassuring!

Next up, have them turn when you turn like Audi.

[pete8314]

Next up, have them turn when you turn like Audi.

+1 for that. Have the 'bendy guides' in my A5 at the moment (coupled with proximity sensors, sadly lacking in the Model S), way more useful (and amazingly accurate) that the straight lines that I've seen in various Fords.

[contaygious]

I never understood sensors because I use the camera. Are they more for like if you are backing out and someone is coming so you know to pull forward? Infiniti has surround cameras on the EX so you can see all around the car.


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[pete8314]

I never understood sensors because I use the camera. Are they more for like if you are backing out and someone is coming so you know to pull forward? Infiniti has surround cameras on the EX so you can see all around the car.

I use both just because that's what I'm used to from previous cars (that didn't have the camera). I actually miss not having the prox sensors on the front, not sure Audi offer it, but I always had them on various Mercedes. Given the choice, I'd take the camera, it's more useful, and the S is a bit chunky (in a good way).

[MikeK]

That surround camera view is fantastic. I'd love to have that.

[Robert.Boston]

That surround camera view is fantastic. I'd love to have that.

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

[Kevin Harney]

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

Now that's a GOOD idea !!!