Tesla owners use a $20 doll head to bypass FSD driver-monitoring, videos show

Videos circulating on social media show some Tesla owners placing a $20 plastic doll head near the driver’s seat to fool the cabin camera used to monitor driver attention under the Full Self-Driving (FSD) system. The apparent workaround highlights potential weaknesses in Tesla’s vision-based approach to anti-cheating and has intensified scrutiny from U.S. and European regulators over the effectiveness of driver-monitoring and FSD safety compliance. Tesla has not responded to the specific videos, though it has previously addressed similar spoofing tactics through over-the-air software updates.