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In China, for $30, you can have Dwayne Johnson drive your Tesla.
Sounds too cheap to be true? Well, what you’re actually buying is a tiny replica of The Rock's head sitting above the rearview mirror and tricking Tesla into thinking an attentive driver is behind the wheel while FSD is engaged.
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In China, for $30, you can have Dwayne Johnson drive your Tesla.
Sounds too cheap to be true? Well, what you’re actually buying is a tiny replica of The Rock's head sitting above the rearview mirror and tricking Tesla into thinking an attentive driver is behind the wheel while FSD is engaged.
A cottage industry of celebrity figurines, blinking screens, and other DIY gadgets is helping drivers bypass Tesla's distracted-driving controls.
NEW: On Thursday, @wired.com reported that Meta had quietly added code for a face recognition system to Meta AI, its smart glasses companion app. On Friday, code for the face rec system was removed. @dmehro.bsky.social and @dell.bsky.social with the scoop: www.wired.com/story/meta-r...
Mr. Mayor, you told the public you were aware of @wired.com's story about Dolan's outrageous security apparatus but hadn't read it. LMK if you need a free link! The tax benefits he gets alone from what is space that all New Yorkers feel is partly theirs... www.wired.com/story/madiso...
Zeyi Yang 杨泽毅
Zeyi Yang 杨泽毅
Zeyi Yang 杨泽毅
During a meeting this week open to all employees at Instagram, Meta chief product officer Chris Cox addressed the “difficult” and “brutal” environment created by the “insanity of this company” in the past few months
www.wired.com/story/mark-z...
Besides the fake heads, Chinese drivers have also used static pictures, lenticular prints (3D-looking motion cards), and a pocket-sized display screen that plays a looped video of a person blinking their eyes and moving their head. It feels like they shouldn't work, but they do.
Tesla’s self-driving system appears unable to tell the difference between the fake head and a real person, allowing the actual driver to look away from the road, scroll through their phone, or even doze off—which the company forbids while using driver-assistance features like FSD and Autopilot.
NEW from me, @peard33.bsky.social, and @lmatsakis.bsky.social: Immigration agents have detained a Meta worker who recently lost their job in a massive round of layoffs, according to documents we viewed www.wired.com/story/meta-l...
Many people on Chinese social media have criticized their use. In the comments under promotional videos, people often compare them to clips that allow drivers to avoid putting on a seatbelt while driving. Both product categories put drivers at risk in exchange for convenience.
The code WIRED identified is gone from the latest version of Meta AI, the companion app for the company’s smart glasses. Meta won’t say why or whether it’s coming back.
Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.
