Front camera queston
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Usually, the camera comes on after you put the car in reverse, then into 1st or drive. Thing what the movement of the car is if you are parking it next to the curb. Forward, stop, back up, stop, move forward. The camera comes on when the car thinks you are doing the necessary maneuvers to park the car.
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im needing the front cameras when I am slowing down to park in a parking lot. There are a few times they will turn on, most of the time they won’t. Trying to find that reason. I have searched the forums and in 2016 when front cameras were coming out that was the biggest conversation, now you can’t find anything about the how-tos on them on the forum
Usually, the camera comes on after you put the car in reverse, then into 1st or drive. Thing what the movement of the car is if you are parking it next to the curb. Forward, stop, back up, stop, move forward. The camera comes on when the car thinks you are doing the necessary maneuvers to park the car.
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The front camera only comes on AFTER you have put the car in reverse and then into drive, or when you activate it by pushing the touch screen. It doesn’t come on when you simply slow down.
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In reverse it always comes on. If you have been in reverse and switch to drive, the front camera will activate automatically. Otherwise you need to manually activate it. There is a minimum forward speed in order to manually activate it.
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It's too bad they don't come on automatically when pulling into to a space front wise. I have a couple of scrapes under my bumper to show for it that I need to fix. It is just too awkward to stop, hit reverse, then resume parking... or maybe I am just too impatient. A sensor sure would have been nice.
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It's too bad they don't come on automatically when pulling into to a space front wise. I have a couple of scrapes under my bumper to show for it that I need to fix. It is just too awkward to stop, hit reverse, then resume parking... or maybe I am just too impatient. A sensor sure would have been nice.
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Yes, I know, but that is even less convenient than stopping and hitting reverse. And even after all this time it still surprises me how long the front end is but I usually don't have a problem. It bit me one day when I was parking at night in the rain, however, and the parking block was exceptionally high.
Another idea for GM would be to update the firmware to include a voice command like "front cameras on", or somesuch. It would be easy and convenient to hit the voice command button whilst pulling in.
Another idea for GM would be to update the firmware to include a voice command like "front cameras on", or somesuch. It would be easy and convenient to hit the voice command button whilst pulling in.
You dont have to go to reverse then to drive to get the front cameras to turn on. Once you are below 5 mph, on the infotainment screen touch the camera icon. It will give you the choice for the front or rear camera. Once you hit 5 mph the front cameras will shut down. Hope this helps! Good Luck.
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It's too bad they don't come on automatically when pulling into to a space front wise. I have a couple of scrapes under my bumper to show for it that I need to fix. It is just too awkward to stop, hit reverse, then resume parking... or maybe I am just too impatient. A sensor sure would have been nice.
If they did that, you'd have the darn cameras coming on every time you stop the car. Red light, stop sign, traffic, not really a good idea.
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How about less than 1 mph They auto come on. And if you don’t like kit you can turn them off in the settings. HOW IS THIS NOT A BIGGER DEAL?! I mean really? Put in reverse then go forward? How stupid is that when they were put on mainly for curbs and such?!
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Funny because when I took delivery of my 19' Z06 I was looking forward to using the front cameras. Now that I've owned the car a year, I realize I never use them. The rear camera is great because it's automatic and you are starting from a stopped position, like backing out of your garage or parking stall. However, I've realized that when I do park nose in such as a parking lot with angled parking stalls, I've usually shifted from 2nd gear to neutral as I coast into the slot. Since I drive a M7, the idea of touching the screen and shifting is a little cumbersome. Sure, if I stopped first, and then shifted into 1st gear, the cameras would come on, however that usually doesn't happen when I park. The good news is I've owned long-nose Corvettes for the past 20 years and I know I have less room than I think.
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"Something more sophisticated" would involve adding radar to the front of the car to try to detect obstacles like a curb... and even then things like speed bumps, driveways, etc. would result in false positives. Then you have the added weight, cost, complexity and figuring out where to cram it all behind the bumper. Just move the camera button to the home screen and it takes all of 2 seconds to activate the front cameras as needed.
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LOL...you guys crack me up. This would be easy and cheap with a simple sensor and decent logic. Weight, complexity, and cost not so much. The tech is cheap, micro, and not complex. It is 2019 not 1985.
But I guess I should qualify "cheap". There is cheap in the real world and cheap to the GM bean counters, where the $100 this would cost is too much. So instead they give us 2 lo res $10 cameras as a "feature" that they tout to help upsell us to 2LT or 3LT trim and it really isn't useful in the real world, having to stop and hit reverse before going forward to park or alternatively having to fool with a touch screen in a busy parking lot. I can't remember the last time I saw a picture from my front cams except when I back out of my driveway and then go forward into the open street. Nope, nothing there. Whew!
But I guess I should qualify "cheap". There is cheap in the real world and cheap to the GM bean counters, where the $100 this would cost is too much. So instead they give us 2 lo res $10 cameras as a "feature" that they tout to help upsell us to 2LT or 3LT trim and it really isn't useful in the real world, having to stop and hit reverse before going forward to park or alternatively having to fool with a touch screen in a busy parking lot. I can't remember the last time I saw a picture from my front cams except when I back out of my driveway and then go forward into the open street. Nope, nothing there. Whew!
"Something more sophisticated" would involve adding radar to the front of the car to try to detect obstacles like a curb... and even then things like speed bumps, driveways, etc. would result in false positives. Then you have the added weight, cost, complexity and figuring out where to cram it all behind the bumper. Just move the camera button to the home screen and it takes all of 2 seconds to activate the front cameras as needed.
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17 Z06, when I am barely crawling my front comes on automatically.. I think if your registering miles an hour it will not come on.
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LOL...you guys crack me up. This would be easy and cheap with a simple sensor and decent logic. Weight, complexity, and cost not so much. The tech is cheap, micro, and not complex. It is 2019 not 1985.
But I guess I should qualify "cheap". There is cheap in the real world and cheap to the GM bean counters, where the $100 this would cost is too much. So instead they give us 2 lo res $10 cameras as a "feature" that they tout to help upsell us to 2LT or 3LT trim and it really isn't useful in the real world, having to stop and hit reverse before going forward to park or alternatively having to fool with a touch screen in a busy parking lot. I can't remember the last time I saw a picture from my front cams except when I back out of my driveway and then go forward into the open street. Nope, nothing there. Whew!
But I guess I should qualify "cheap". There is cheap in the real world and cheap to the GM bean counters, where the $100 this would cost is too much. So instead they give us 2 lo res $10 cameras as a "feature" that they tout to help upsell us to 2LT or 3LT trim and it really isn't useful in the real world, having to stop and hit reverse before going forward to park or alternatively having to fool with a touch screen in a busy parking lot. I can't remember the last time I saw a picture from my front cams except when I back out of my driveway and then go forward into the open street. Nope, nothing there. Whew!
You should create the easy and cheap sensor that you mentioned and capitalize on it!
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Just saying it isn't a useful feature if people aren't using it due to poor ergonomic (cheap) design. I bet if you took an honest poll hardly anyone takes the time to engage the cams whist parking. I don't. And I don't need to create a sensor. Alls you need is a simple low power microwave proximity sensor similar to what's used in interior volumetric car alarms with a beam window designed to pick up an object that sticks up more than x inches above the road surface, say, 10 feet ahead when going 3 mph or less. Smart software guys can refine the logic even more. If you're doing 10 MPH over a speed bump no issue. If you're going 3 over a speed bump you probably need to see that, too.
You are cracking me up with your worries of the complexities of hitting a button on the screen and fear of busy parking lots. Just pull most of the way into the parking place so that you aren't worried about being in the way of other cars in the busy parking lot, then hit the button (that you can easily assign to the shortcuts) on the screen to finish parking that last foot or two closer to the curb.
You should create the easy and cheap sensor that you mentioned and capitalize on it!
You should create the easy and cheap sensor that you mentioned and capitalize on it!
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