Software problems of the 2018 Tesla Model 3

Two problems related to software have been reported for the 2018 Tesla Model 3. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Software problem

Failure Date: 10/31/2020

Three separate problems: (1) rear camera goes black when backing up. (2) forward facing camera gives error on screen "driving visualization temporarily degraded" when driving. This happens on road and freeway. (3) screen became completely unresponsive to input. Map display was working. Following software reset procedure fixed this.

2 Software problem

Failure Date: 09/14/2020

The backup camera and side view cameras are intermittently not displaying while reversing. The camera displays the trajectory lines, however, the image is totally black. There is no camera feed. This problem has remained, despite several software updates. The camera at times will freeze on a previous image, not the current 'live' image.


Other Electrical System related problems of the 2018 Tesla Model 3



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