SEEING EYE
TESLA has had its fair share of mishaps regarding its cameras.
The Tesla Model Y includes several cameras for its autopilot features, helping the vehicle maneuver precisely.
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However, some drivers have complained of strange failures with the tech, including mysterious human figures seen in a graveyard late at night.
Back in January, an unidentified man was driving through a graveyard in Burrillville, Rhode Island - about 37 minutes northwest of Providence - when figures began to appear on the car's control screen.
The man was driving with his fiancé and brother who were equally terrified as the figures multiplied on screen.
"[I can] confirm this is not an Easter egg Elon added as I’ve tried this many times," the man, a Tesla employee, said.
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"It’s not just picking up the gravestones as even if it was they would show as stationary on the screen."
The figures were reported as the group was driving near the home that inspired the events of the horror film franchise The Conjuring.
Just last month U.S. Sun reporter, Ben Shimkus, shared the moment when several Tesla misidentified a wall as a person.
The U.S. Sun visited the Advanced Clean Tech Expo in Las Vegas in late April.
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Elon Musk's other company, The Boring Company, took visitors to the front doors of the expo through an underground tunnel system.
From there, guests took a series of driver-manned Teslas, however, the camera sensor technology on several vehicles had issues identifying the tunnel walls and safety apparatuses around the cars.
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Several times, various Model Ys showed the cameras misinterpreting the tunnel.
Images of an imaginary 18-wheeler were seen on the car's infotainment system.
The cars operated by humans didn't seem to change their driving after misinterpreting the objects around them.
'SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS'
One Tesla driver took to TikTok to share a bizarre experience after his car caught something strange on camera.
"My Tesla spotted something suspicious," said Steven Vargas, whose video gained more than 3.2 million views.
He showed off the car's infotainment screen, which showed a generated image.
How do autonomous cars work?
Autonomous cars use sensors, algorithms, machine learning systems, and powerful processors.
They can create and maintain a map of the area around them based on several sensors situated in different parts of the car.
Radar sensors are used to keep track of the positions of other cars.
Video cameras can detect traffic lights, read road signs, track other cars, and look out for pedestrians.
A sophisticated software processes all of this information and plots a path for the car to take, sending instructions to the car's actuators, which control acceleration, braking, and steering.
Hard-coded rules and object recognition help the software follow traffic rules and avoid obstacles.
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An outline of a figure, appearing to be a man, standing behind a fence could be seen.
It's possible that the car's system misidentified another shape and translated it as a human.
However, many in the comments believe it is Vargas' neighbor standing in their yard.
"Hello neighbor," wrote one person.
"It's your trash cans triggering the sensor incorrectly," theorized another person.
Another driver went viral after spotting ":ghosts" walking through a cemetery.
The car's screen picked up figures around the vehicle, however, when looking outside, the driver couldn't find anyone there.
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They titled a video of the experience, Ghost hunting in a Tesla.
The U.S. Sun has reached out to Tesla for comment.
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