New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- South Korean police on Tuesday, 27 October, booked 80 people for allegedly activating Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature through unauthorized devices, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said. The suspects allegedly used devices, either bought overseas or homemade, to evade software restrictions and activate the driver-assistance function in vehicles not authorized to use in South Korea.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the agency's traffic crime investigation team arrested the suspects under the Motor Vehicle Management Act and recovered 21 devices that they say were to be used to illegally activate the function. According to the police, the devices were sourced from Europe, China and other locations. The inv...