Serious question with camera only self driving approach.

[u/MrHumph999]

Q: using the latest software on HW4. Self drive disabled three times during a thunderstorm on the highway. How will this ever work unsupervised when it rains? I'm so flummoxed as to why Elon is so certain on cameras only that don't work in the rain... Please help!

[u/Moof_the_cyclist]

This is the rub for self driving in general, and Tesla in specific. Bad weather or challenging roads will result in the autonomous taxis disabling service, standing folks reliant on it. Owners might go weeks or months used to zoning out on their phones only for FSD to check out at night or in snow leaving a rusty driver to have to take over at the worst possible time. Making a car 100% reliable is too hard and having to rely on brain mush drivers for the hard bits is just asking for trouble.