Why are random people taking pictures of me in my Tesla?

[Anonymous]

For example: I'm driving on autopilot. Basically, my car drives for me on the freeway... so, I am glancing at a book. Meanwhile, some asshole is busy taking pictures and recording me. Today it happened again. I am rummaging through my purse. As the car is driving for me. I pull up a credit card and catch another person taking pictures and/or recording me. My concern is for my identity with my credit card... but, can anyone tell me why people are doing this? Its twice this week. Also, these cars do well and are perfectly safe to drive themselves. I dont see a reason for anyone taking pictures or videos of my activities in my car while it is driving. These cars have a million safety features and are safer than the people who drive themselves.

[aWes0MeNeSs]

Since self-driving cars being seen in public are a relatively new thing, people are probably amazed by it. It's something they don't see too often.

But, they're putting a lot of people, including themselves, in danger by trying to take pictures while driving, and it's also an invasion of your privacy. Unfortunately, I'm not sure there's much you can do about it, though.

[aWes0MeNeSs]

Also, if you're concerned about your credit card, keep an eye on its activity for awhile. I'm not sure many cell phone cameras can blow up a picture clearly enough to read a credit card name and number or code (I know mine certainly can't; it's way too blurry), and I believe in most cases they'd need the information on both sides.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

It's a rare care and people take pictures of them , i have heard some where
that people are worried about them self driving cars so their trying to report
them for drivers that aren't taken extra caution while driving one of them cars?

[Asker]

Wow, report them to who? I think there might be a redit that makes fun of us autopilot drivers. But, I've never heard of anyone reporting them. A human would not be as safe as this car on the freeway. I promise you. It literally senses all the cars around it all at the same time and keeps an ample distance.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Yeah i see

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Thanks for most helpful guy :)

[chriscdi]

because people are still mindblown that cars that can drive by themselves exist

[Asker]

That's going to be the new normal soon.

[chriscdi]

yep but for now, you'll get stared and get vids taken of you if you drive a self driving tesla

[Asker]

I'm getting my windows tinted... maybe there is some legal tint that will keep them from looking in? I don't know. I just know that I certainly don't feel comfortable knowing my pict
ures could be circling the internet... under some meme or example. Not to mention people just mind their business. My self driving car keeps me at a safe and a legal speed limit. They should pay attention to their speed zipping around me... lol

[chriscdi]

well just make sure the tints are legal, check your local laws on the window tints 🙂

[Dchrls78104]

A Tesla is rare and might cost a million dollars in my country; if you drove past me I might take pictures, too!

[Asker]

That's going to be the new normal soon.

[Dchrls78104]

Yes, for the few who can afford them.

[Asker]

Awe, in my country you do not have to be rich.

[Dchrls78104]

Cars are vastly overpriced in mine.

[Asker]

They are over priced in mine too. But, they give everyone over 18 credit. So you can buy a nice one and take 8 years to pay it. There are people on welfare driving cadillacs and BMW'S here. Also, most tesla owners are not rich. Most comuters buy them. They can save money on gas mileage.

[Dchrls78104]

I wish I could say the same in my country. A BMW can cost upwards of a million dollars here and BMWs are used in Germany and other places as taxis. Only the very richest here can buy a BMW---or a Tesla.

[Bman4907]

Maybe because you are not even close to paying attention to the road?

[Asker]

My car has 18 cameras and alerts you every 30 seconds to touch the wheel. If you do that. It will keep driving for you. No, you are not paying attention the way you would have to, to drive a normal car. But, soon Elon will work out beta. We will all be able to have these cars as taxi service. You will see us in the back seat with no drivers soon. That's probably a while off. Meanwhile, the car is perfectly safe on the freeway. I don't use the feature in town. As you do have to be an alert driver for that at this time. The car does not stop for red lights or stop signs yet. But, it does for any car in front of you or to the side... mergers and so forth. So yes, very safe indeed.