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<blockquote data-quote="Weather Man" data-source="post: 16611058" data-attributes="member: 137766"><p><a href="https://seekingalpha.com/news/3684666-tesla-model-y-tricked-into-self-driving-with-empty-front-seat" target="_blank">Tesla Model Y tricked into self-driving with empty front seat</a></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Consumer Reports says its engineers <a href="https://www.consumerreports.org/autonomous-driving/cr-engineers-show-tesla-will-drive-with-no-one-in-drivers-seat/" target="_blank">tricked</a> a Tesla (<a href="https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/TSLA" target="_blank">TSLA</a> -0.8%) Model Y this week so that it could drive on Autopilot without anyone in the driver's seat as would be required. CR says it made several trips across a half-mile closed test track with the Model Y automatically steering across painted lane lines without a warning or indication that the driver's seat was empty.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In a crude hack of the Model Y sensors, a Consumer Reports test driver placed a small, weighted chain on the steering wheel to simulate the weight of a driver’s hand, and slid over into the front passenger seat without opening any of the vehicle's doors. He then reached over and was able to accelerate the vehicle from a full stop.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It appears the issue could be prevented with a weight sensor in the driver's seat and camera-based systems used by other automakers that can track the movements of a driver's eyes and head position.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"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," notes Consumer Reports' Jake Fisher, who conducted the test. "Tesla is falling behind other automakers like GM and Ford that, on models with advanced driver assist systems, use technology to make sure the driver is looking at the road," he added.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Update: </em> </strong>Two Democratic senators want government regulators to develop recommendations for improving advanced driver-assistance systems, including Tesla's Autopilot.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Read today's Tesla roundup: <a href="https://seekingalpha.com/news/3684657-tesla-roundup-solar-products-bundled-china-blowback-fades-citi-still-a-bear" target="_blank">Solar products bundled, China blowback fades, Citi still a bear.</a></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Weather Man, post: 16611058, member: 137766"] [URL='https://seekingalpha.com/news/3684666-tesla-model-y-tricked-into-self-driving-with-empty-front-seat']Tesla Model Y tricked into self-driving with empty front seat[/URL] [LIST] [*]Consumer Reports says its engineers [URL='https://www.consumerreports.org/autonomous-driving/cr-engineers-show-tesla-will-drive-with-no-one-in-drivers-seat/']tricked[/URL] a Tesla ([URL='https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/TSLA']TSLA[/URL] -0.8%) Model Y this week so that it could drive on Autopilot without anyone in the driver's seat as would be required. CR says it made several trips across a half-mile closed test track with the Model Y automatically steering across painted lane lines without a warning or indication that the driver's seat was empty. [*]In a crude hack of the Model Y sensors, a Consumer Reports test driver placed a small, weighted chain on the steering wheel to simulate the weight of a driver’s hand, and slid over into the front passenger seat without opening any of the vehicle's doors. He then reached over and was able to accelerate the vehicle from a full stop. [*]It appears the issue could be prevented with a weight sensor in the driver's seat and camera-based systems used by other automakers that can track the movements of a driver's eyes and head position. [*]"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," notes Consumer Reports' Jake Fisher, who conducted the test. "Tesla is falling behind other automakers like GM and Ford that, on models with advanced driver assist systems, use technology to make sure the driver is looking at the road," he added. [*][b][i]Update: [/i] [/b]Two Democratic senators want government regulators to develop recommendations for improving advanced driver-assistance systems, including Tesla's Autopilot. [*]Read today's Tesla roundup: [URL='https://seekingalpha.com/news/3684657-tesla-roundup-solar-products-bundled-china-blowback-fades-citi-still-a-bear']Solar products bundled, China blowback fades, Citi still a bear.[/URL] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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