Will FSD 14 work with this much license cover obstruction? Still on V 13.

d_wave27 | 2026-02-07 23:59 | 13 views

I’m wondering if any of you have a License Plate Bumper Bully protector that partially obscures the bumper front camera like this. I’ve avoided updating to V14 because V13 doesn’t use this camera at all yet. I’ve received a warning though that if I don’t update in a few weeks that music streaming will no longer be possible…

Comments (11)

aim4squirrels 2026-02-08 00:04

Guess you're about to find out, 😂.

CAVU1331 2026-02-08 00:07

It should my front and rear exterior cameras are covered in a layer of salt and grime and it drives fine.

Corogue 2026-02-08 00:11

Mine works with a whole bike rack covering the rear camera as of V14, so I don't see why not. The front bumper camera is reportedly not used for FSD anyway.

Brief-Singer-7485 2026-02-08 00:15

Which bike rack. I bought kuat Sherpa 2 but never instllaed thinking FSD will not work

Corogue 2026-02-08 00:16

Thule Helium Platform XT

Brief-Singer-7485 2026-02-08 00:17

Thanks. Does Tesla need to be put in hitch trailer mode when bike rack is installed .?

Corogue 2026-02-08 00:19

Nope. Can't use FSD in trailer mode anyway.

Brief-Singer-7485 2026-02-08 00:20

Oho ok. Got it. Thanks again.

Hot-Boot7875 2026-02-08 03:04

No problem. Front bumper camera is not used for FSD. Someone covered it completely, and FSD worked fine. Also, early HW4 cars don’t have one. It’s just for convenience when parking.

dapi331 2026-02-08 07:45

I don’t think it uses that camera

d_wave27 2026-02-09 00:00

I REALLY don’t want to update. Love V13 but feel like they are forcing it now

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