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A teams of researchers at Israel's Ben-Gurion University created a basic projection system that is able to trick Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance system into seeing things that don't exist. The team used off-the-shelf drones and a cheap projector to project a number of 'phantom' images onto the road, including false traffic lines and a false speed limit sign. Whilst the reaction of the Tesla was mostly fairly limited - when shown an image of Elon Musk, the Autopilot system slowed from 18mph to 14mph - the spoofs show how easily a Tesla could be manipulated by third-parties. Ben-Gurion student Ben Nassi also successfully spoofed a Mobileye 630 PRO driver assist system using inexpensive drones and battery-powered projectors. System 🤖 Tesla Autopilot, Full-self Driving Operator: Ben-Gurion University Developer: Tesla Country: Canada Sector: Automotive Purpose: Summon car Technology: Driver assistance system Issue: Accuracy/reliability; Safety
- Date it happened
- 2019-04-01
- Organisation involved
- Allstate
- Product, system or model
- Customer Retention Model
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