this post was submitted on 24 Jul 2025
552 points (98.3% liked)

Technology

73254 readers
4701 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.


Our Rules


  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related news or articles.
  3. Be excellent to each other!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, this includes using AI responses and summaries. To ask if your bot can be added please contact a mod.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed
  10. Accounts 7 days and younger will have their posts automatically removed.

Approved Bots


founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

This Tesla Robotaxi demo video is a mess.

Watch as the car makes a left turn from the wrong lane, ignoring a red light. The safety operator steps in, and the car comes to a stop… right in the middle of the intersection.

Eventually, it completes the illegal turn after blocking traffic for 45 seconds, which raises the question, what exactly is the safety operator there for?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 141 points 2 days ago (4 children)

If the most relevant way to describe someone is "influencer". Then everyone influenced by them is a moron. They are just a mega moron. It's a safety hazard any of these vehicles are allowed on the road. Let alone, driving autonomously with no actual intelligence on board.

[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 69 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 25 points 2 days ago

IKR? Shades of Ralph Wiggum.

collapsed inline media

[–] tonytins@pawb.social 26 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

If the most relevant way to describe someone is “influencer”. Then everyone influenced by them is a moron.

I think Hank Green described it as a term marketers came up with. So, yeah it tracks.

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I also agree with General Hank

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's funny that nobody who follows influencers refers to themselves as an "influencee".

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago
[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Another word for an individual: 'data point'

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Data point collection.