I have a very different definition of "easy" compared to Consumer Reports.
> Fisher next placed a small, weighted chain on the steering wheel, to simulate the weight of a driver’s hand, and slid over into the front passenger seat without opening any of the vehicle’s doors, because that would disengage Autopilot. Using the same steering wheel dial, which controls multiple functions in addition to Autopilot’s speed, Fisher reached over and was able to accelerate the vehicle from a full stop.
Yes, the good old easy method of putting a weighted chain to the steering wheel and climbing over to the passenger seat.
Why? The only people doing this are “journalists” seeking clicks (or attacking Tesla on behalf of unions or unionized auto makers) or TikTokkers making fake videos.
It’s not possible to watch Netflix on your Tesla screen when the car is not in park. If you want to construct a Rube Goldberg device on your steering wheel so you can watch Netflix on your iPhone in the passenger seat, you have bigger problems than crashing.
> Fisher next placed a small, weighted chain on the steering wheel, to simulate the weight of a driver’s hand, and slid over into the front passenger seat without opening any of the vehicle’s doors, because that would disengage Autopilot. Using the same steering wheel dial, which controls multiple functions in addition to Autopilot’s speed, Fisher reached over and was able to accelerate the vehicle from a full stop.
Yes, the good old easy method of putting a weighted chain to the steering wheel and climbing over to the passenger seat.