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Self-Driving Tesla Crashes into Wall Painted to Look Like a Road… Just Months Before Planned Robotaxi Launch (fuelarc.com)

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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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[–] regrub@lemmy.world 35 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I would say that it's a good idea to paint more tunnels on walls, but then I remember how dumb human drivers are too

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[–] Corno@lemm.ee 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

"Wile E Coyote was here"

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[–] arankays@lemmy.ca 23 points 3 days ago (31 children)

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

I do not trust Teslas one bit though.

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[–] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The war against AI will be fought with Looney Tunes bits.

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[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 12 points 3 days ago

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

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 28 points 4 days ago (14 children)

Mark Rober. Why did it have to be Mark Rober.

[–] waywardninja@sh.itjust.works 32 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Why not? Seems fitting an ex NASA engineer show Elon, the man currently trying to dismantle NASA, just what kind of intelligent people exist in that agency.

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[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago

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

[–] guynamedzero@sh.itjust.works 23 points 4 days ago (6 children)

Youtube mad scientist

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

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[–] cmhe@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days 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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