Cameras in Tesla cars are now enabled,It will soon launch its new "Driver Drowsiness Warning" feature, which uses in-car cameras to monitor the driver's status.Previously, Tesla did not provide similar driver monitoring functions in its automatic driving assistance functions (including Autopilot and FSD) and could only detect torque on the steering wheel.
Earlier this year, Tesla hacker Green said Tesla would further use its in-car cameras to determine a driver's drowsiness by counting the number of yawns and blinks.
Tesla has now started offering this feature, which it calls "Driver Drowsiness Warning." The feature has started showing up in Tesla's European owner's manuals:
Driver Drowsiness Warning is designed to identify signs of drowsiness by monitoring the driver's facial features and driving behavior.When driver drowsiness is detected, a warning will be displayed in the card area of the touch screen and an alarm will sound.
Tesla says the feature will only be activated when driving at speeds above 65 km/h for at least 10 minutes and Autopilot is not enabled.
In addition, this function is optional and the driver drowsiness warning function for the current trip cycle can be disabled or enabled by touching Controls > Safety > Driver Drowsiness Warning. The driver drowsiness warning system is automatically reactivated at the beginning of each journey cycle.
Car owners need to be reminded that the cameras in Tesla cars do not have physical blocking hardware. Car owners who need it can install it themselves after purchasing online to protect their privacy.