Tesla Autopilot is 'easily' tricked into driverless driving
A Tesla car was 'easily' tricked into driving in Autopilot mode with no one at the wheel, raising questions about the company's approach to safety. A Consumer Reports tester switched the Tesla Model Y to Autopilot while it was on the track, and set the speed dial to zero miles per hour so the vehicle came to a stop. The driver then placed a weighted chain on the wheel to trick the car into believing a person’s hand was there and moved to the passenger’s seat. He turned the speed dial back up when he was in the passenger seat and the car started driving. Jake Fisher, Consumer Reports’ senior director of auto testing, said, 'In our evaluation, the system not only failed to make sure the driver was paying attention, but it also couldn’t tell if there was a driver there at all.' System 🤖 Tesla Autopilot, Full-self Driving Operator: Consumer Reports Developer: Tesla Country: USA Sector: Automotive Purpose: Automate steering, acceleration, braking Technology: Driver assistance system Issue: Accuracy/reliability; Safety Investigations, assessments, audits 👁️ Consumer Reports. After a fatal crash in Texas, we demonstrated how easy it is to defeat Autopilot’s driver monitoring
- Date it happened
- 2021-04-01
- Organisation involved
- Consumer Reports
- Product, system or model
- Tesla Autopilot
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