A group of researchers have successfully deceived Tesla's autopilot sensors, causing the car to miss an obstacle in front of it. In a worrying series of tests, the team was able to trick Tesla's various sensors using off-the-shelf radio-, sound- and light-emitting tools. The researchers, led by Dr David Hughes from the University of Surrey, used a simple radio transmitter that could be plugged into any USB port on a laptop. But the researchers argue that their work does show that Tesla's sensors, and most crucially its radar, may have real vulnerabilities, even if they're not easy to exploit. The research was carried out by the University of Carolina, Zhejiang University and security firm Qihoo 360.
A group of researchers have successfully deceived Tesla's autopilot sensors, causing the car to miss an obstacle in front of it. In a worrying series of tests, the team was able to trick Tesla's various sensors using off-the-shelf radio-, sound- and light-emitting tools. The researchers, led by Dr David Hughes from the University of Surrey, used a simple radio transmitter that could be plugged into any USB port on a laptop. The research was carried out by the University of Carolina, Zhejiang University and security firm Qihoo 360.