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Researchers Trick Tesla’s Autopilot to Steer Into Oncoming Traffic

JUST THREE STICKERS

Researchers also found a way to trick the car’s auto windshield wipers to deploy without rain.

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Researchers have found a way to trick the Enhanced Autopilot of a Tesla Model S 75 to drive into oncoming traffic, Ars Technica reports. Tencent’s Keen Security Lab researchers reportedly found that tricking the car into the opposite lane didn’t require hacking, but only “carefully affixing three stickers to the...

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