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 […]

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

Wouldn't many humans drive into such a wall too?

I read the article but not seen the video.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago

    It's not about the wall. That's just for shits and giggles (and clickbait). The real problem is that the Tesla also ran over a mannequin in rain and fog, while the Lexus with lidar did not.

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  • [–] [S] 11 points 1 year ago

    They show a still photo in the video, where the engineer comments on that. He highlights the wrinkles in the wall image, imperfections and shadows that a human can see. The way he told it, it was hard to miss to a human

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