[theshrike79]

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.

[ec109685]

Agreed, but Tesla should still have a weight sensor on seat to prevent this nonsense.

[theshrike79]

...and a camera for face tracking and maybe ask some basic trivia questions from the driver randomly? :D

The problem with building idiot-proof things is that idiots are way too inventive.

[NoblePublius]

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.

[ec109685]

The seat sensor wouldn’t add any extra inconvenience, and they already have the technology. So it seems kind it could only help.