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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 20 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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[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

As a human who watches the video, I can say no. The wall would not have fooled me.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Many people tend to doze off so much they would absolutely get fooled. I admit I might, too, especially if the wall is made of a material that needs no guy wires to prop it up. They either used digital effects or a very good color grading job, it's uncanny.

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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 0 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Are you sure though?

If you knew to expect a wall it is pretty obvious but if you aren't expecting a wall it might prove confusing.

I probably would stop either way.

[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

I watched the video. The wall would not fool a human with object permanence.

Anyone who is fooled, is likely impaired enough that they are not legal to drive.