`Ghosts' in graveyards on Tesla screens
A video of a Tesla driving slowly through a graveyard has gone viral on Tiktok because it looks like the car's collision-detection program is spotting ghosts. Or at least that's what the people want to believe.
In the clip, the driver has a camera pointed at the interior dash screen that detects and displays objects that the car could potentially collide with when on autopilot. Usually it shows pedestrians and animals, and is meant to keep the motorist aware of the surroundings, even when they're not in control of the car.
In the viral video, the system seemingly detects several human shapes, as well as a dog, all of which do not exist. The clip (which, at the time of writing, had already received 3.3-million views) was uploaded by a woman named Yailin Murillo, who says it was taken by her uncle. But it's not the first time reports of a Tesla tracking mysterious invisible figures inside a cemetery have surfaced.
As much as we'd like to believe that Tesla has figured out how to code a sixth sense into its EVS, the non-existent figures seen are more likely the result of a flaw in the vehicle's collision-avoidance system. There are a few theories about what the sensors are actually picking up, including the flowers on the gravesites that could be mistaken for a small child or an animal.
Maybe if enough people tweet at Elon Musk about the various sightings, he'll provide some kind of Elon-esque answer.