Why not use camera to determine if someone is in a seat?

[rjheld]

I think a nice feature would be using the camera to determine what seats are occupied before warning the driver about unbuckled seat belts. While driving this AM I was trying to move all the stuff I had sitting in the passenger seat to get it to stop chiming at me. Also, when I have 2 passengers in the back one will lean to the inside with an arm down on the center seat and set off the seatbelt warning.

Have the camera check to see if there is really a person in the seat before annoying me!

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[Crissa]

While this is a good idea, I don't think the vehicle rules have changed yet to allow a camera to confirm someone is in the seat or not. The camera also might not be certain if its view is blocked by a package in someone's lap, either.

You can use the seatbelts in their fully racheted position to hold down packages and that will also tell the computer there isn't a passenger compatible with airbags in that seat. Pull the seat belt all the way out until it click, and then cinch it tight around the package. It should got 'clickclickclick' as it ratchets tight. (Just like putting in a child seat.)

-Crissa

 

[Fausto]

Was also thinking the camera should do this to identify a passenger being present for FSD to use the HOV lane..

 

[Outdoors]

One can turn off the chime for the back seats by clicking on them on the screen. It will remember the setting. For example none of my back seats have chime enabled. Front seat one can't disable.
Why not camera's? Cameras can't weigh. Part of airbag deployment is weight. Pretty important for those front seats. Or one could just buckle as mentioned above.

 

[rlhamil]

AFAIK, only one interior camera, mainly watching the driver's attention. Not sure if it's wide angle enough to "see" whether front passenger seat is occupied. May not be in a position to "see" whether/which back seat(s) are occupied.

I looked at some examples other people had posted. The interior camera can sort of see all seats, but rear passenger side (or perhaps depending on lighting angle, either rear seat other than the center) might be less than obvious. Haven't seen any night time examples, but they'd likely be worse.

The processing of interior camera data has one main job to do, monitor driver attention. Additional image processing for other purposes might also be an excessive workload for the CPU(s), relative to other tasks (better FSD or whatever).

 

[Outdoors]

The Cybertruck uses cabin radar as well to detect occupancy. If one looks inside the service menu. I would guess by its location it can only work on the front seats.

https://service.tesla.com/docs/Cybe...UID-7D971414-00EB-4276-B6B1-C075B08D5E5B.html

 

[SSonnentag]

I bought a few of these on Amazon to keep the nags at bay.

 

[Tecyber1]

I think a nice feature would be using the camera to determine what seats are occupied before warning the driver about unbuckled seat belts. While driving this AM I was trying to move all the stuff I had sitting in the passenger seat to get it to stop chiming at me. Also, when I have 2 passengers in the back one will lean to the inside with an arm down on the center seat and set off the seatbelt warning.

Have the camera check to see if there is really a person in the seat before annoying me!

lol...yep!

Have groceries or bottles in the seat? Get the fasten seat belt ding ding.

 

[Crissa]

lol...yep!

Have groceries or bottles in the seat? Get the fasten seat belt ding ding.

Why would you drive with loose objects in the car, anyhow?

Something goes wrong and they're all over the place.

-Crissa

 

[Pops]

I bought a few of these on Amazon to keep the nags at bay.

I prefer these, they can also be used to open a beer while driving.

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