Tesla’s software can now detect the cheating devices that enable one to hold the steering wheel
The cheating gadgets that allow one to hold the steering wheel can now be found by Tesla’s software. It behaves as if the car is holding it. Tesla has long insisted that users of Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta and Autopilot maintain their hands firmly on the wheel. People have risked getting in a car and driving while paying no attention to the road numerous times up until now. It motivated some individuals to employ so-called “defeat devices.” To fool Autopilot’s driver monitoring system, it may be as easy as squeezing a water bottle into the steering wheel and applying pressure to some specially built devices.
The fact that the car can now detect it suggests that Tesla has been working on making it better. Even then, NHTSA had to step in and impose a ban on products that were blatantly marketed as such. One of those Autopilot deactivation tools attempted to reappear as a phone mount, but it was again disabled. Tesla is currently attempting to immediately solve the problem with the software. The most recent FSD Beta upgrade contained something intriguing, according to Teslascope, which examines Tesla software updates. Tesla can now identify gadgets that disable Autopilot, and if one is found, it forces drivers to disengage Autopilot.
Upon the wide release of V11, it is assumed that the "strikes" system will be removed.
The usage of these devices will continue to result in autopilot disengagements and will prevent further activation until the next drive (similar to behavior right now).— Teslascope (@teslascope) November 25, 2022
Tesla vehicles can go independently to a location specified in the navigation system thanks to FSD Beta, but the driver must always be alert and prepared to take over. Despite its designation, Tesla’s system is still regarded as a level-two driver-assist system because it is the driver who is ultimately responsible. It’s been kind of a “two steps forward, one step back” kind of program because certain updates have seen driving capabilities regress.
Tesla has been regularly releasing new software updates to the FSD Beta program to enhance performance in an effort to outperform human drivers in terms of safety and grow the user base. In the last six months, more than 100,000 Tesla owners have taken part in the program, but CEO Elon Musk said that by the end of the year, FSD Beta would be available to all owners who bought it in North America.
Tesla is looking for ways to ensure that drivers are actually placing their hands on the wheel and are prepared to take control at all times, despite the fact that the technology is still in beta and undoubtedly dangerous if drivers are not paying attention. Tesla has been known to send driver warnings when their eyes are not on the road and has been using its cabin-facing camera more and more to track driver attention.