Drivers in China have found a clever way to defeat Tesla's driver monitoring system.
The workaround involves a doll head glued to a suction cup.
It tricks the system into thinking that they are paying attention to the road and effectively disables the monitoring nags.
Some Tesla owners have found a new way to fool their cars into thinking that their eyes are on the road. The method? Using a doll head affixed in front of their mirror.
Wired reports that Chinese eCommerce sites have started to sell "travel companions" marketed specifically for Tesla owners. The companions are actually ping pong ball-sized doll heads, some even resembling celebrities like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. The idea is to stick them directly in front of the car's cabin-facing camera.
