Chinese Drivers Are Using Tiny Plastic Heads to Fool Tesla’s Autopilot Safeguards
2026-06-12 · WIRED
Tesla's AI-powered driver monitoring system is so easily fooled that Chinese drivers have spawned an entire cottage industry of plastic celebrity heads and blinking screens to trick it into thinking they're paying attention. Nothing says 'advanced AI safety system' like being outsmarted by a $5 figurine from a roadside stall. Autopilot: protecting you from everything except the driver who bought a toy head on Taobao.