This is the second time I took my car to the dealer regarding this issue.
They say it’s because dirt might be affecting it or it’s because of the sun.
Is this accurate or am I getting the run around.
Thanks
In my 2020, over 21 months and 9,000+ miles, I've not had this message appear nor the one's described in the owners manual. As others have noted, the affects of sunlight should be relatively rare, a peculiar set of circumstances. A few important additional points about these systems:
1) Cameras behind glass will have inherent limitations. While you may be thinking about how your smart phone camera adjusts to all kinds of light conditions, try shooting a pic through a window with glare, dirt, water, road salt or ice. Given what these systems are asked to do, they should be erring on the side of caution so you don't kill yourself. If such cameras are not behind glass, the problem would be worse with water, dirt, salt, etc. directly on the lens. Consider how backup cameras get cloudy with any of that stuff on the lens. Then there's the matter of fog. No camera of any kind is going to get a clear shot through pea soup.
2) Read your manual starting at page 4-207 and read the laundry list of warnings and cautions. Something besides light and windshield crud may be affecting the performance of your camera. Any other car would have similar warnings.
3) This is not a design flaw. It is a technological limitation of cameras not unique to your vehicle or Mazdas or this price point. Consider the following "Autopilot" warning from the Tesla S 2022 manual, a vehicle that would set you back $100,000+, which has three forward facing cameras and numerous other cameras and sensors:
"Ensure all cameras and sensors are clean before each drive. See
Cleaning Cameras and Sensors for more information. Dirty cameras and sensors, as well as environmental conditions such as rain and faded lane markings, can affect Autopilot performance."
Learn about Autopilot and its specifications.
www.tesla.com
There is no such thing as "autopilot", self-driving, or autonomous functions no matter what Elon Musk or anybody else tries to sell you. Think about Tesla drivers whose vehicles are being splashed with slush and road salt who think their vehicle can drive itself.
In fact, certain functions in your Mazda may work better under specific conditions since Tesla discontinued the use of radar some months back. I don't know if Musk has backtracked on that since.