FACT CHECK: No, Teslas Are Not Detecting Human Bodies in Cemeteries — It’s a Software Glitch, Not Spirits!

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Social media is buzzing once again with eerie claims that Tesla vehicles can detect human bodies in cemeteries, showing ghostly figures on their dashboard displays as drivers cruise past gravestones.

In several viral clips shared on X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok, Tesla drivers appeared shocked as their cars’ pedestrian detection systems showed multiple people standing around — even though no living soul was visible outside the vehicle.

However, a detailed fact check reveals that the phenomenon is completely explainable by technology — not the supernatural.

According to experts and testing by reputable sources like Snopes and Jalopnik, Tesla’s camera-based “Vision” system uses AI algorithms to identify objects and pedestrians. The system sometimes mistakes tombstones, flower stands, fences, shadows, or even reflections for people.

In other words, what drivers are seeing are false positives — visual errors caused by the car’s attempt to err on the side of safety by over-detecting potential obstacles rather than missing a real human being.

“Tesla’s object detection is designed to be cautious,” explained an AI researcher. “In complex visual environments like cemeteries, it’s easy for the system to misclassify stationary shapes as people.”

Fact-checkers confirmed that no evidence supports the idea that Teslas are detecting corpses, spirits, or “energies” from the dead. The cars’ sensors cannot see through the ground — they rely solely on optical and radar data.

So while the viral videos make for spooky entertainment, they’re not proof of anything paranormal. Instead, they highlight the ongoing limitations of automated driving perception systems — and the importance of keeping your hands on the wheel, even when technology seems to have a mind of its own.