特斯拉软件更新版本 11.0 中新增的盲点摄像头是一项实用的安全功能，还是一项实用的安全功能？

Tesla added a new feature called the ‘Blind Spot Camera’ in their latest software update, v11.0 (2021.44.30.11). Of course, this wasn’t the only improvement made to my 特斯拉 Model 3但我认为这可能特别有用。

根据 特斯拉范围 该软件更新正在向特斯拉汽车的车主推出。

I was able to update my car on Monday. My software update preferences are set to ‘advanced’, although I’m not sure how much a difference that makes in terms of getting access to new features sooner.

Tesla says that selecting advanced allows my Model 3 to ‘receive new 软件更新 as soon as they become available for its configuration.’

特斯拉软件更新中的新功能和改进

最新的软件更新包括以下改进和新功能：

• 灯光秀
• 可定制的应用程序启动器
• 简化控制
• 盲点摄像头
• 编辑航点
• Boombox 扩音器
• TikTok
• 刺猬索尼克
• 多托邦之战》多人游戏支持
• 数独
• 低音炮
• 改善寒冷天气
• 自动座椅加热器
• 管理监控录像剪辑
• 黑暗模式
• 隐藏地图详情

The improvements that seem the most valuable to me are the Cold Weather Improvements, Automatic Heated Seats (I live in New York, and it’s winter here…), Edit Waypoints, and the Blind Spot Camera.

关于盲点摄像头

由于盲点摄像头有可能提高特斯拉驾驶员的安全性，我想在这篇文章中重点谈谈这个问题。

You activate this feature by going to Controls, Autopilot, Automatic Blind Spot Camera.

特斯拉在谈到盲点摄像头时说："现在，只要你启动转向灯，就能自动看到盲点的实时摄像头视图。

Yesterday as I was driving on local roads here in Westchester I wanted to try out this new safety feature. While it seemed really useful, trying to fit it into my driving habits didn’t feel as intuitive as I would like it to be.

Normally when I drive on a highway and want to switch lanes to the right, I’d do the following:

1. 我会检查后视镜，看看后面的情况，并检查是否有即将到来的交通状况
2. 检查我的副驾驶后视镜，看看谁可能在我旁边或后面
3. 从我的右肩看过去，检查我的盲区，然后
4. 当我看到右侧车道畅通，可以安全靠边时，我就打开信号灯，开始变道。

After many years of driving this way, it has become such a habit, that it is hard to change. And I am not sure how to fit in Tesla’s new safety feature of showing you your blind spot when you initiate your turn signal.

For me, the difference is, that I only turn on my signal when I’m actually about to make the change and I already know that it is safe to do so.

Tesla’s Blind Spot Camera only is activated after you turn on the signal.

但是，我不会先打开信号灯，看屏幕左下角显示的特斯拉盲点摄像头的新画面，然后仍然检查我的后视镜和副驾驶座后视镜，看一下我的肩膀，然后启动变道。

我想区别可能在于，我所接受的教育是，只有当您打算转换车道，并且已经知道这样做是安全的时候，才要打手势。我没有接受过这样的教育：在确认变换车道是否安全之前，先打信号灯，以表示你可能想做某事。

对我来说，图形化显示周围的车辆，并将处于你盲点的车辆染成红色（特斯拉已经这样做了一段时间），是一项更有用的功能。这可以让你在决定变道和使用信号灯之前检查附近的车辆。见下图。

我对盲点摄像头的看法

总之，这是我的两点看法。我认为指出特斯拉在最新软件更新中提供的这一新安全功能是很有用的。

也许有一种不同的方式，甚至是更好的方式来安装盲点摄像头？

我认为，在车内 A 柱下角使用带屏幕的广角摄像头是完美的解决方案。也许在摄像头被正式允许取代侧视镜之前，这是下一个最佳选择？

I’m curious to hear your thoughts on the Blind Spot Camera feature that Tesla made available in their latest software update. Let us know what you think in the comments below.

Honda showed us what that might look like in the video below.