[Nai3t]

A couple of us have noticed the ID.4 camera runs HOT...

... the silver camera module, hidden under the shroud at the base of the mirror, was extremely hot. The car had just been driven. It was 11 in the morning and the car was parked facing west, so I doubt it was residual heat from the sun.

I'm not surprised the front camera failed. It gets ridiculously hot. When I was installing my radar detector up there, I could not touch the camera module for more than a quick tap. This thing must be drawing some serious wattage for a camera, I have no idea how it functions in hotter climates.

There's something about the camera not working during the 2.3 update. Is there possibly a software fix to get the temps in check? I find it hard to believe this component is intentionally being run at these temperatures. @Billy80 have you checked this out with your thermal imager?

 

[fiehlsport]

Curious on this too. If these start failing prematurely, we know why. Will be interesting to see if 2.3 fixes it, hope we can get some before/after data with a thermal imager.

 

[VW TECHNICIAN]

Curious on this too. If these start failing prematurely, we know why. Will be interesting to see if 2.3 fixes it, hope we can get some before/after data with a thermal imager.

Stage one will update camera for adaptive lights and other modules that depend on camera.....
If someone wants to run experiment with plastic protective case removed i will be more than happy to compare against my findings.
And regarding this Hardware it is designed for Nevada desert temperatures...

 

[Nai3t]

And regarding this Hardware it is designed for Nevada desert temperatures...

My expectation is that the component be designed to survive the desert heat, not create the desert heat!

 

[VW TECHNICIAN]

That would be interesting conversation....
Hardware >Software>bugs>Development....it is noted and it is getting updated in first stage.

My expectation is that the component be designed to survive the desert heat, not create the desert heat!

 

[Nai3t]

That would be interesting conversation....
Hardware >Software>bugs>Development....it is noted and it is getting updated in first stage.

That's great to hear! I found it disappointing to see the change log included with VW's 2.3 update basically says "small improvements / minor improvements" and "error prevention / errors fixed," instead of anything of real substance. It's going to have us all hunting for stability fixes, improvements to lane detection, door locking, etc.

I have to wonder though -- how does this thing run so hot? What's the software doing to make it that way? Is this similar to running a graphics-intensive app on a phone or laptop that creates crazy heat? Wouldn't a graphics processor in a camera module (if that's what's in there) basically be expected to be running at a steady rate of processing any time it's powered up? It's a truly incredible amount of heat.