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Tesla Fans Furious at Video of Tesla Crashing Into Wall Painted Like Road (futurism.com)
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In the piece — titled "Can You Fool a Self Driving Car?" — Rober found that a Tesla car on Autopilot was fooled by a Wile E. Coyote-style wall painted to look like the road ahead of it, with the electric vehicle plowing right through it instead of stopping.

The footage was damning enough, with slow-motion clips showing the car not only crashing through the styrofoam wall but also a mannequin of a child. The Tesla was also fooled by simulated rain and fog.

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[–] 28 points 2 years ago (4 children)

For more background, Rober gave an interview and admitted that they ran the test twice. On the first run, the wall was just fabric, which did not tear away in a manner that was visually striking. They went back three weeks later and built a styrofoam wall knowing that the Tesla would fail, and pre-cut the wall to create a more interesting impact.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Particularly disappointing part of that interview was Rober saying he still plans to buy a new Tesla. Safety issues aside, why would anyone want to do that?

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    Knowing the insanity of die-hard Tesla fans, it's likely to try and protect himself.

    "I love my Tesla, but" has been a meme for years now because if you ever went on forums to get help or complain what a giant heap of shit the car was, and didn't bookend it with unabashed praise, you'd have people ripping you to shreds calling you a FUDster and Big Oil shill who's shorting the stock and trying to destroy the greatest company the world has ever known.

    People have learned over the years that even with the most valid of criticism for the company, the only way to even attempt to have it received is by showing just how much you actually love Tesla and Daddy Elon, and your complaints/criticism are only because you care so much about the company and want them to do better. Yes, it's fucking stupid and annoying, but sadly this is the reality we've created for ourselves.

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