Parking Sensor Blindspot/deadspot and Mopar Tonneau Cover?

[law]

Hey all,

I was just curious if anybody that has experience with the Mopar tonneau cover could tell me if it's normal for it to be rubbing and scratching the top plastic piece of the tailgate? Initially I was under the impression that it was a result of a sloppy installation by the dealership, but they told me it was due to the Mopar tonneau cover itself. I took it to a third party store nearby and asked if it was normal and they also said it was. Was just wondering if any of you guys have a similar experience?

Now the bigger thing I have a question about is regarding the rear parking sensors on the vehicle. I've noticed that there is a bit of a blindspot for both the left and right rear parking sensors when objects are in very specific spots. This isn't a huge deal to me since I can see said objects in my reverse camera, but I have never had a vehicle with parking sensors blindspots like this and the same dealership that installed my tonneau cover also told me that this is normal.
In the 3 attached pictures, I did not move the truck or garbage bins at all. I was sitting in the same spot the entire time yet you can see the rear left parking sensor would rotate between not detecting the bin and detecting the bin. This issue can also be replicated on the right rear parking sensor.

Would appreciate any information!

 

[law]

Also was wondering if any of you have experienced lines/curbs showing up as crooked on the 360 degree camera occasionally? Might be when the wheels are turned?

But again, any information regarding whether it is normal for the rear parking sensors to have a deadspot would be greatly appreciated.

 

[dajogejr]

My understanding is that the parking motion sensors are radar based.
That being said.. I’m gonna say something, and I don’t mean it to be derogatory towards you, or anything in general, so please don’t take offense.

Technology will never have common sense.
Between mirrors and cameras, the best safety is between the ears.

Should it be consistent and warn you? yes.
Do I expect mine to be perfect? Nope.

Tall blades of grass backing into a parking slot have slammed on my brakes ”for me”.
Do I like it? Nope. Am I glad, if that was a kid on a bike, a dog, etc., it would’ve slammed on the brakes hopefully as well? Yes.
Do I trust it to do so perfectly? Nope.

On my Limited 23 with Ram Boxes… I don’t see any scuffs or scratches on my tailgate top.
I also have MFT tailgate and Mopar factory tri fold if that helps at all, coming up on 16K miles.

Lastly, regarding the cameras. You’re going to see that occasionally.
It is piecing together video from several cameras, and sometimes where they overlap, you may see abnormalities.
We could get perfect, high definition camera systems that could be precision accurate.
It would drive the cost up so much, it wouldn’t be worth the effort.