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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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[–] Glytch@ttrpg.network 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 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.

[–] rockandsock@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I'd never really thought about that, could you please give a few examples of products that surprised you when they failed in cold weather?

[–] tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.uk 2 points 1 year ago

That's been evident for years. Like the 3 that when it was released hadn't been tested in rain so when you opened the back door all water poured into the car...