Tesla is beginning to spot Autopilot cheat devices that allow you to not hold the steering wheel, and is acting on them if you use them. To use Autopilot and full autonomous driving (FSD) Beta, Tesla requires drivers to keep their hands on the wheel.
However, Tesla is not equipped to detect hands on the wheel. It can only sense the torque being applied to it, so the automaker periodically asks drivers to apply some torque to the steering wheel in order to continue using Autopilot.
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The way Tesla’s FSD system is tricked
This pushed some people to use what have been called “defeat devices.” It can be as simple as jamming a water bottle to the steering wheel to apply some pressure to some custom-made devices to fool Autopilot’s driver monitoring system.
NHTSA even had to step in and ban devices that were clearly marketed for that purpose. One of those devices to defeat Autopilot tried to come back as a phone holder, but was shut down again.
Tesla is trying to address the issue through software directly
Teslascope, which digs into Tesla’s software updates, has found something interesting in the latest FSD Beta update. Tesla can now detect Autopilot defeat devices, and forces drivers out of Autopilot if detected.
With the technology still in beta and undoubtedly dangerous if drivers aren’t paying attention, Tesla is trying to find ways to try to make sure drivers really do put their hands on the wheel and are ready to take control at all times.
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