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Chinese Drivers Are Using Tiny Plastic Heads to Fool Tesla’s Autopilot Safeguards
Chinese Tesla owners are using miniature plastic heads of celebrities like Dwayne Johnson, priced $10-$40, to trick the car's in-cabin camera into thinking an attentive driver is present. The gadgets, sold on Taobao, Xianyu, and Douyin, allow drivers to bypass Tesla's distracted-driver monitoring while using autopilot features. This trend emerged after a Tesla software update in October activated camera-based monitoring in China.
Jun 15, 2026 1 source