Topic
driver monitoring
Technology Samsara Ride Along pushes fleet safety AI beyond incident flagging to continuous driver monitoring
Samsara introduced Ride Along at its Beyond 2026 conference, an AI feature that conducts virtual ride-alongs of 10-30 minutes to produce a full behavioral picture of drivers, shifting from rare incident flagging to continuous positive reinforcement. UNFI was an early beta tester, and the company also announced an in-cab conversational AI agent.
Technology 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.