# Whole Mars Catalog reported that bags left in a Tesla were detected as a child and that the car flashed its lights to alert nearby people.

State: developing

Canonical: https://kleory.com/news/cases/xnews-ab7bce7b2dab/

## Receipts
- 2026-08-07T02:01:30.599Z: Tesla's Child Detection Alerts Owners to Phantom Kids
- 2026-08-07T02:01:30.599Z: screenshot_timestamp
- 2026-08-07T02:13:30.000Z: subject_identity
- 2026-08-07T02:13:30.000Z: Whole Mars Catalog published the initial no-child alert post and the follow-up identifying takeout bags as the trigger.
- 2026-08-07T02:13:30.000Z: The X account published the user-observation thread underlying the X News headline.
- 2026-08-07T02:13:30.000Z: Whole Mars Catalog reported that bags left in a Tesla were detected as a child and that the car flashed its lights to alert nearby people.
- 2026-08-07T02:13:30.000Z: Initial directly fetched post says no child was in the car and includes two alert screenshots.
- 2026-08-07T02:13:30.000Z: Follow-up directly attributes the alert to bags and says the vehicle's lights were flashing, with attached video.
- 2026-08-07T02:13:30.000Z: The thread documents one reported false alert, while the affected software version, detection mechanism, prevalence, and any Tesla correction remain unestablished.
- 2026-08-08T15:34:45.000Z: Third-party archive of Tesla software 2025.14.12 release notes documents Child Left Alone Detection behavior (alerts/notifications) as introduced in that build.
- 2026-08-08T15:34:45.000Z: Archived 2025.14.12 notes describe a Child Left Alone Detection feature with exterior indicators, tones, and app notifications; method details and bag false-positive scope are not fully specified as official Tesla service docs.
- 2026-08-08T15:34:45.000Z: Feature introduction is documented via release-note archive; official detection-method service docs, quantified false-positive/bag-trigger scope, and a software correction remain open.