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!
Self driving is supposed to improve on humans, so there’s that.
We’re far from perfect, please don’t get me wrong, but self driving IS already even if not better when compared with most drivers in many situations. It’s a low bar.
https://storage.googleapis.com/waymo-uploads/files/documents/safety/Comparison of Waymo and Human-Driven Vehicles at 25M miles.pdf
Humans include those who are drunk. Real annalisys relies on data that should exist but those who have it never seem to talk about it.
And? Drunk driving is real. You don’t get to hand wave those away.
i don’t drink. Thus I want to know how self driving stacks up againts me.