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Tesla Autopilot tricked by US consumer rights group to allow driving with no-one behind the wheel – ABC News
A US consumer advocacy group says it was able to “easily” trick a Tesla into driving in the car’s Autopilot mode with no-one at the wheel.
A US consumer advocacy group says it was able to “easily” trick a Tesla into driving in the car’s Autopilot mode with no-one at the wheel.
Key points:
- Consumer Reports used a weighted chain to trick Autopilot into thinking a human hand was holding the wheel
- US safety regulators have described the test results as “concerning”
- The test comes after a Tesla crashed in Texas without anyone believed to be driving the vehicle
The test performed by non-profit group Consumer Reports, which showed engineers…
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