{
 "id": "AIR-2019-0006",
 "slug": "researchers-demonstrate-adversarial-attack-on-tesla-autopilo",
 "title": "Researchers demonstrate adversarial attack on Tesla Autopilot lane detection",
 "summary": "Tencent Keen Security Lab discovered that placing crafted stickers on roadways misled Tesla Autopilot into changing lanes improperly. Tesla downplayed the findings, stating the scenario was unrealistic in real-world driving conditions.",
 "type": "attack_on_ai",
 "categories": [
  "adversarial_evasion"
 ],
 "severity": 1,
 "targets": [
  "enterprise_deployment"
 ],
 "products": [
  "Tesla Autopilot"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2019-03-29",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2019-03-29",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/159",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Tesla Autopilot’s Lane Recognition Allegedly Vulnerable to Adversarial Attacks",
   "published_at": "2019-03-29"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.95,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "adversarial-attack",
  "tesla",
  "computer-vision",
  "autonomous-vehicles"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}