Why you need to clean your cameras when traveling... stainless steel reflects beautiful scenery

[eunoia]

Spouse is a longtime Tesla owner and informed me that the cameras are not for tourism purposes but... how much cooler would this video have been if the camera was clean? We were in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

PS: Drove from Ohio to Glacier National Park and back in Cybetruck. AMA

In a nutshell :
- North Dakota charging network is definitely better than 4 years ago (couldn't drive through ND then).
- Montana still has a lot to be desired with their charging. Take a passport if you're going to Northern Montana. Canada's got chargers.
- Going over 75 zaps your efficiency
- Cops in ND care and will pull you over if you are going just 10 miles an hour over speed limit. (Thankfully the ticket was less expensive than Ohio.) PS not MY ticket
- ND/Montana reactions were mostly one of surprise and curiosity. Lots and lots of people don't follow automotive news and had no idea what they were looking at.
- The CT is AWESOME for road trips

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[Tech-Savvy]

Cool vid! I just drove from MN to Grand Junction, CO. Arrived yesterday and got pulled over twice, once in South Dakota going 7 over and for window tint he said. Brought me back to his car to write up the warning, and asked a lot of questions about the truck.... so I know why he pulled me over. Got pulled over in the mountains in CO and he walks up and says "folks..you are not in trouble, I just had to stop you and check this thing out and take a picture cuz I think it is sooo cool. As far as the cameras go. I noticed when it was on stretches of road where it was really dark, if I was in the left lane I would get periodic warnings that the left pillar camera was blocked or needed to be cleaned. If I was in the right lane the right pillar blocked warning would come up. Once the warning for the camera at the left wheel did too. Not sure what the lux is on these cameras, first time I've seen this. Got 2 middle fingers so far here in Grand Junction, gotta love the hate. Got Coal Rolled twice on the way out here which gave me an idea for a bumper sticker. HEPA>Coal Roll

 

[eunoia]

Cool vid! I just drove from MN to Grand Junction, CO. Arrived yesterday and got pulled over twice, once in South Dakota going 7 over and for window tint he said. Brought me back to his car to write up the warning, and asked a lot of questions about the truck.... so I know why he pulled me over. Got pulled over in the mountains in CO and he walks up and says "folks..you are not in trouble, I just had to stop you and check this thing out and take a picture cuz I think it is sooo cool. As far as the cameras go. I noticed when it was on stretches of road where it was really dark, if I was in the left lane I would get periodic warnings that the left pillar camera was blocked or needed to be cleaned. If I was in the right lane the right pillar blocked warning would come up. Once the warning for the camera at the left wheel did too. Not sure what the lux is on these cameras, first time I've seen this. Got 2 middle fingers so far here in Grand Junction, gotta love the hate. Got Coal Rolled twice on the way out here which gave me an idea for a bumper sticker. HEPA>Coal Roll

Nice! LOL I wish our pullover was just to see the CT.
well if you find yourself driving through a particularly scenic area, don't forget to save the video! I had an AMAZING view on the last leg into Glacier National Park with the Mountains up ahead but again, hadn't taken time to clean the cameras after they got dusty on the road. The thing is, they didn't look dusty on the screen at that time. Later on during the trip we did have a couple of times where they got really covered and we had to re calibrate but we were going through some really dusty places.

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