Hoping it can be defeated with a strategically placed piece of tape

In the blackbox computer?

Infrared sensors would be defeat-able. Integrated telemetry stuff (speed, driving habits, aggressiveness) no so much.

Depends on if they’re tied to the CAN bus. If so, all sensors can be spoofed.

Tie them to a CANNOT bus

Whoever downvoted you doesn’t appreciate humour.

Or maybe they know some full-form of CANNOT