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Tesla Fans Furious at Video of Tesla Crashing Into Wall Painted Like Road (futurism.com)

submitted 1 month ago by whydudothatdrcrane@lemmy.ml to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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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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[–] TommySoda@lemmy.world 442 points 1 month ago (32 children)

Notice how they're mad at the video and not the car, manufacturer, or the CEO. It's a huge safety issue yet they'd rather defend a brand that obviously doesn't even care about their safety. Like, nobody is gonna give you a medal for being loyal to a brand.

[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 50 points 1 month ago (10 children)

The styrofoam wall had a pre-cut hole to weaken it, and some people are using it as a gotcha proving the video was faked. It would be funny if it wasn't so pathetic.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Sounds like Rober gets to repeat this with a cinderblock wall and use the car as a tax write off then.

[–] rocket_dragon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 49 points 1 month ago

Sounds like Tesla fans should repeat this with cinderblock walls to show us how fake it was.

[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Hopefully with a Mythbusters-style remote control setup in case it explodes. And the trunk filled with ANFO to make sure it does.

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