On September 7th, Ghostly Activities’ club members, Amy and Chryssa, captured ghosts walking in a cemetery. Check out the videos after the jump.

Driving Through A Cemetery

Recently, Amy got a Tesla as a rental to use while her car was in the shop. She heard about Teslas seeing ghosts with their sensors, and Amy wanted to see if those reports were true. So, she called up her BFF, Chryssa, and they went to a nearby (and haunted) cemetery to find out.

The selected site, Riverton Crest Cemetery, sits in Tukwila, Washington. It’s about 13 miles south of downtown Seattle. The night was clear, cool, and peaceful.

Cemetery Drive Through Part 2

As the ladies drove slowly through the cemetery, ghost-like figures appeared. The Tesla’s ultrasonic and visual sensors picked up something walking among the headstones. But neither lady could see anything moving.

The Tesla detected trash cans and other lawn and cemetery objects with ease. But those ghosts? Needless to say, Chryssa had a small freakout when the apparitions walked up to the car.

What do you think these figures really represent? Are they really ghosts caught by advanced technology? Leave a comment below.

How Do Teslas Detect Ghosts

Teslas use two types of technology to map and display figures like people on their monitors. The first is a series of ultrasonic sensors. They emit sound, above your hearing range, to detect objects, their speed, and distance from the car. However, ultrasonics don’t provide the image. That’s the next group of sensors, Tesla Vision. This technology is used to identify the object by a series of cameras on the car’s body.

Now, is it really a ghost? Most technologists will say no. It’s simply error handling by the software. If the software can’t determine what the object is, the monitor displays a pedestrian walking.

But, why can’t it tell what the object is, if it knows something unseen is there?!

Tesla Research Sources

Lambert, Fred. “Tesla Announces It’s Moving Away from Ultrasonic Sensors in Favor of ‘Tesla Vision.’” Electrek, 4 Oct. 2022, electrek.co.

Hamblen, Matt. “Tesla Formally Ditches Ultrasonics for Its Vision Sensing Approach.” Fierce Electronics, 5 Oct. 2022, fierceelectronics.com.

Hawkins, Andrew J. “Tesla Is Removing Ultrasonic Sensors from Model 3 and Model Y as It Shifts to Tesla Vision.” The Verge, 4 Oct. 2022, www.theverge.com/2022/10/4/23387548/tesla-remove-ultrasonic-sensors-model-3-y-vision-elon-musk.

Lambert, Fred. “Tesla Completes Ultrasonic Sensor Removal from All New Vehicles.” Electrek, 23 Jan. 2023, electrek.co/2023/01/23/tesla-completes-ultrasonic-sensor-removal-new-vehicles/.

“Tesla Vision.” Tesla, www.tesla.com/support/tesla-vision. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.

Torchinsky, Jason. “Tesla’s Decision To Remove Radar and Ultrasonic Sensors May Be a Huge Mistake.” Jalopnik, 5 Oct. 2022, jalopnik.com/teslas-decision-to-remove-radar-and-ultrasonic-sensors-1849618340.