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"path": "/2026/06/15/chinese-drivers-plastic-heads-fool-tesla-autopilot-camera/",
"publishedAt": "2026-06-15T17:37:05.000Z",
"site": "https://electrek.co",
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"textContent": "A cottage industry has emerged on Chinese e-commerce platforms selling tiny plastic doll heads designed to trick Tesla’s cabin camera into thinking a driver is paying attention. The devices cost as little as $20 to $50.\n\nThe products — marketed as “travel companions” and “dashboard decorations” — represent the latest and most absurd escalation in the arms race between Tesla’s driver monitoring safeguards and people determined to defeat them. It’s also incredibly dangerous and irresponsible.",
"title": "Tesla’s self-driving safeguards fooled by $30 doll heads"
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