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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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[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago (3 children)

still, this should be something the car ought to take into account. What if there's a glass in the way?

[–] BennyInc@feddit.org 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That might have been an even „simpler“ test.

[–] gratux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, but Styrofoam probably damages the car less than shards of glass.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Glass is far more likely to cause injuries to the driver or the people around the set, just from being heavier material than styrofoam.

[–] mearce@programming.dev 6 points 1 day ago

Glass would be very interesting, might actually confuse lidar also.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Yes, I think a human driver who isn't half asleep would notice that something is weird, and would at least slow down.