Comment on Tesla Vision fails as owners complain of Model 3 cameras fogging up in cold weather
TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world 8 months agoSpeaking as someone who lives in a wet/cold climate in Canada - most products (especially tech) are only ever tested on sunny SoCal days. It is actually quite shocking just how many products are completely unfit for use elsewhere in the world. I honestly wish it was something that was brought up more often.
rockandsock@lemm.ee 8 months ago
I’d never really thought about that, could you please give a few examples of products that surprised you when they failed in cold weather?
TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Numerous adhesives and construction supplies (too many to list), everything from light fixtures to patio decorations and furniture that are made of plastic that goes brittle in the cold. We just had to replace several outdoor light fixtures because they weren’t properly weather sealed and snow melt and rain got inside and ruined the internals with water damage and mold. My grandparents have gone through several shovels and snowblowers because they seemingly don’t make them sturdy enough to handle anything more substantial than a light dusting of snow.
Just a few examples off the top of my head. Some of it is down to the general poor quality of modern products for sure, but it doesn’t help that things just aren’t made for life here where it can get to -30c and lower.
rockandsock@lemm.ee 8 months ago
I guess it doesn’t get that cold in whatever county these things are manufactured in and they don’t think about it. You’d think snow shovel and snow blower makers would know better though.