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Self-Driving Tesla Crashes into Wall Painted to Look Like a Road… Just Months Before Planned Robotaxi Launch (fuelarc.com)

submitted 1 day ago by KayLeadfoot@fedia.io to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Mark Rober just set up one of the most interesting self-driving tests of 2025, and he did it by imitating Looney Tunes. The former NASA engineer and current YouTube mad scientist recreated the classic gag where Wile E. Coyote paints a tunnel onto a wall to fool the Road Runner.

Only this time, the test subject wasn’t a cartoon bird… it was a self-driving Tesla Model Y.

The result? A full-speed, 40 MPH impact straight into the wall. Watch the video and tell us what you think!

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[–] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

almost because I dodged.

If these vehicles don't need to obey the procedural laws that are supposed to keep me safe, why should I refrain from smashing them with a hammer, or taking them apart and selling the pieces, or making cool sculptures out of them?

aside from being profoundly lazy, of course.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 0 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Where were you that you had to dodge a Waymo? Were you walking down the middle of the road or something?

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

yeah it has to be the victim's fault. they totally respect crosswalks. how much do they pay you?

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 0 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

We've heard one side of the story, about a very unlikely series of events. I do think that person is leaving out a few details.

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

how much do they pay you? you're all over these responses.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

data > your personal anecdotes. Get real dude.

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

these companies do not provide data. they provide blatantly doctored ad copy.

and the engineers that design them have said there's no way to make them follow traffic rules perfectly. that they do often sacrifice safety for efficiency when the choice can be made.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

What are you even on about tin foil. Waymos are on the road - how is this data doctored? You can literally see that it's safer than human driving in this exact environment.

[–] Retropunk64@lemm.ee 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Lmao, you can literally see? So anecdotal evidence? What happened you the data you were just promoting?

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Dude just google it there are many papers already. Can't be bothered wirh ludites like you bye

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago

thinking a corporation is using tech poorly is not 'being a luddite'. how much do you get paid to shill this crap?

[–] Retropunk64@lemm.ee 0 points 2 hours ago

So you're just posturing and full of shit, got it.