Tesla clearing up its cameras with update

Tesla has improved the camera quality on a number of its vehicles with a recent update that’s now being rolled out worldwide.

Tesla owner efieber posted some photos late last month of the camera quality difference the latest 2023.32.4 software update brought on X (formerly Twitter), touting it as a “game changer”.

Comparing the images side by side there’s an obvious reduction in blur, plus the colours don’t look so overly saturated with a red tint.

Tesla hasn’t provided a full list of vehicles that are set to receive the camera quality improvement, nor when the rollout will be complete.

It’s understood Tesla vehicles fitted with Hardware 3 (HW3) camera hardware are the ones benefitting the most with the camera quality update.

Tesla vehicles with the newer and higher-quality Hardware 4 (HW4) cameras are understood to receive a slight crop to the camera feed. It’s unclear if this change will trickle down to HW3-equipped vehicles.

It’s unclear if the changes to camera quality with this recent update makes any improvements to the vehicle’s camera-based Autopilot driver-assist system.

This latest change to Tesla vehicles follows a new safety feature that automatically activates and flashes the hazard lights faster than usual after an airbag is deployed.

It’s rolling out to all US-specification Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, as well as Model S and Model X vehicles from 2020 onwards.

It’s unclear if this particular safety feature is already available on Australian-specification Tesla vehicles.

Tesla continually rolls out software updates to its range of electric vehicles (EVs) that bring a wide array of new features. They also bring tweaks and updates to the car’s systems.

The US carmaker currently only offers the Model 3 and Model Y in Australia. The Model S and Model X aren’t sold in Australia as they are only manufactured in left-hand drive.

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