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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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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 25 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Mark Rober is about to be listed as FBI public enemy #1 :(

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[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

The real test starts at 11 minutes and shows frightening problems of the Nazi clown cars.

[–] Sorgan71@lemmy.world 25 points 9 hours ago

They should just program it to drive through the painted tunnel but when another driver comes behind you they crash into it.

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 24 points 19 hours ago
[–] guynamedzero@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Youtube mad scientist

Okay come on, Styropyro fits the bill way better for “mad scientist”

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[–] arankays@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 day ago (27 children)

I tried Waymo when I was visiting LA a few months ago. Genuinely terrific stuff.

I do not trust Teslas one bit though.

[–] kenoh@lemm.ee 12 points 1 day ago

Tesla doesn't use lidar for its sensing, living on the prayer that AI will just get good enough soon enough. Absolutely galaxy brained decision.

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[–] cmhe@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (13 children)

I am a bit disappointed to not see the Tesla crash into a real wall. I feel a bit click baited here.

Also, they prepared the polystyrene wall to break this cartoonishly, but still played on being surprised.

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[–] Corno@lemm.ee 17 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)
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[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 16 points 17 hours ago (5 children)

Suddenly, there are more Yellow Brick Road murals everywhere.

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

This is what happens when you don't lidar

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 12 points 13 hours ago

Yep, I could see someone placing a billboard like that with a cliff behind it.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 12 points 20 hours ago

A fitting metaphor for Musky and their involvement with the US government.

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