Split-Second ‘Phantom’ Images Can Fool Tesla’s Autopilot – OmniChannel Media

Safety concerns over automated driver-assistance systems like Tesla’s usually focus on what the car can’t see, like the white side of a truck that one Tesla confused with a bright sky in 2016, leading to the death of a driver. But one group of researchers has been focused on what autonomous driving systems might see that a human driver doesn’tincluding “phantom” objects and signs that aren’t really there, which could wreak havoc on the road.
Researchers at Israel’s Ben Gurion University of the …

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