[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-chinese-tesla-owners-trick-autopilot-driver-monitor-with-doll-heads":10},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":24,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":22,"tags":25,"sources":29,"feedback":33,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":33,"total_tokens":33},867,"chinese-tesla-owners-trick-autopilot-driver-monitor-with-doll-heads","Chinese Tesla owners trick Autopilot driver monitor with doll heads","Owners place tiny doll heads or blinking screens in view to fool the camera into registering a driver.","Chinese Tesla drivers have found a goofy work‑around for the Autopilot driver‑monitoring system.\n\nThe trick involves positioning miniature doll heads, printed photos, or a small screen that flashes on and off where the cabin camera expects to see a human face. The camera then records a “present” driver and lets Autopilot stay engaged, even though the real driver is elsewhere in the car.\n\nIf the hack spreads, it could undermine the safety net that driver‑monitoring cameras are meant to provide. Regulators and Tesla may have to tighten detection algorithms or add secondary checks, which could delay feature rollouts.\n\nFor now, the fix is as simple as a piece of plastic, but the episode highlights how easily visual‑based safety systems can be spoofed.","[\"tesla\",\"autopilot\",\"driver-monitoring\"]","2026-06-13T05:58:24.000Z","2026-06-13T06:47:28.486Z","2026-06-13T06:47:33.623Z","published",null,[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.xyz.onl\u002Farticle-images\u002Fchinese-tesla-owners-trick-autopilot-driver-monitor-with-doll-heads.webp",[26,27,28],"tesla","autopilot","driver-monitoring",[30],{"name":31,"url":32},"Digital Trends","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.digitaltrends.com\u002Fcars\u002Fchinese-drivers-have-figured-out-a-silly-way-to-fool-tesla-autopilot-and-it-involves-doll-heads\u002F",0]