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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 14 hours 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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[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Why do you think lidar is not mature? It is radar, except it uses light and can get much more resolution than an RF radar. Or was that a joke.... That was probably a joke.. if it was then nm.

[–] vin@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 7 hours ago

Lidar is mature but its automotive application is not. Radar is basic by now in comparison.

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 17 points 12 hours ago

That comment just missed the word 'even' - as in they don't even have radar, and that's on regular non-self-driving cars, and lidar would be a step above that.

[–] Melochar@lemmy.world 10 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Not a joke, lidar struggles with fog/rain, which radar can handle much better.

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

You know what struggles even more in fog and rain? Camera only systems 😄

[–] scott_anon_21@lemmy.ca 0 points 6 hours ago

And ?most? humans. 😉

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

As far as I've seen, any system would be additive. If it has lidar, it would also have cameras and radar. So that you get the best of all the technologies (e.g cameras are the only only of the three that can follow lane markings)