Defeating Autopilot driver sensor

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I've seen a number of articles about people sleeping/reading etc while on AP (see below). In my experience, it's tough to satisfy the car's demands that the hands be on the wheel - they can't just be resting there, there needs to be some force. Leaving aside 3rd party devices designed to defeat the sensor, how is this happening?

https://jalopnik.com/dangerous-idiot-sleeps-while-driving-his-tesla-on-autop-1832130316

 

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Older versions of the firmware did not have the nags. Then people were climbing in the backseat, falling asleep ect.
Tesla knew this would end badly so they added the nags via firmware. Some people never updated for just this reason.

 

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All the sleeping videos I've seen are of either the Model S or the Model X. The Model S/X has more sensitive steering wheel torque sensors that don't require as much torque as the Model 3.

The Model 3 has a truly annoying nag setup.

The only way I've figured out how to get it not to nag me is to hold the steering wheel in one hand with my palm up. I can't stand doing this so I usually just hold it normally, and respond to the nags when they come up.

I'm not entirely sure this example was of a sleeping driver. He could have had a heart attack or some other health issue.

Instead of recording a video, I would have tried to intervene. I love how the witness immediately thought "Hey, lets record this sleeping driver" instead of "There is something bad happening, and I need to help out".