Tesla has begun to employ cabin cameras to ensure that drivers are paying attention
According to release notes obtained by CNBC, Tesla has begun utilizing interior cameras in some Model 3 and Model Y vehicles to ensure that drivers are paying attention to the road when utilizing driver assistance technologies. The company's Model 3 and Model Y cars previously included driver-facing cabin cameras, but the owners' manuals said that they were not used for driver monitoring.
Instead, Tesla's technologies required drivers to "check-in" by touching the sensor-equipped steering wheel. According to Kevin Smith, a second-time Tesla buyer in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Tesla is now informing drivers that their cabin cameras have been turned on for driver monitoring in new vehicles without radar sensors.
Smith claims he received his Tesla Model Y crossover for 2021 on Thursday. ...