They put weights on the steering wheel[1] to trick the system into thinking there was a hand on the wheel. This is not new. I am surprised Tesla isn't using th

They put weights on the steering wheel[1] to trick the system into thinking there was a hand on the wheel. This is not new. I am surprised Tesla isn't using the seat weight sensors as an input to this as well. Maybe that can be done through a software update, but then someone would figure out they could put some dumbbells on the seat. This is a cat-and-mouse game, but it makes sense to have higher barriers so blame can clearly be assigned to people who go out of their way to abuse the system. If someone puts weights on the accelerator pedal, the car would still move forward. 1. https://www.consumerreports.org/autonomous-driving/cr-engineers-show-tesla-will-drive-with-no-one-in-drivers-seat/ https://www.consumerreports.org/autonomous-driving/cr-engine...