Tesla Starts Monitoring Drivers for Yawns and Eye Blinking

14 May 2023 | Abstracted from Electrek

"Tesla has been criticized for not putting a lot of emphasis on driver monitoring with its advanced driver-assist features...the automaker has also started using its cabin-facing camera in 2021. Tesla uses the camera to make sure the driver is watching the road and not using handheld devices.

"Green, a Tesla hacker known for revealing new features found in Tesla's software..discovered that the automaker is now tracking...yawns and blinks.

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