A method for manufacturing a heatable plastic component for a motor vehicle, which includes: providing a planar heating film, which has a first surface and a second surface that faces away from and is opposite the first surface, including at least one heating wire and connecting elements; introducing the planar heating film into an injection mold; mounting a connector housing onto the connecting elements; and back-molding the first surface with a plastic for manufacturing a first partial element of the heatable plastic component in the injection mold. In order to provide an improved method for manufacturing a heatable plastic component, it is proposed that a back-molding of the second surface with a plastic for manufacturing a second partial element of the heatable plastic component in the injection mold takes place such that a composite is formed from the first partial element, the planar heating film and the second partial element.

A vehicle vision sensor system includes at least one vision sensor having a housing defining a void and a sensing element disposed within the void. A voltage controlled heating element is wrapped around the housing. A local temperature and humidity sensor is disposed proximate the housing and is configured to sense a temperature and relative humidity within the void. A controller is in communication with the local temperature and humidity sensor and an outside air temperature sensor. The controller includes a memory storing instructions for causing the controller to perform a process of identifying a dew point within the void, comparing a temperature of the void to the dew point and supplying a voltage to the heating element in response to the temperature of the void being below the dew point.

A sensor cover includes a base layer, a cover layer disposed on the base layer and made of a self-healing material, and a heating film disposed between the base layer and the cover layer and configured to generate heat. The base layer and the cover layer are integrated with each other through a double injection molding process.