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!

  • regrub@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    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

    • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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      1 day ago

      You’d be horrified how many people drive off a bridge that has collapsed, it’s happened multiple times in multiple different incidents.

      • atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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        1 day ago

        I’d be horrified that physical barriers with bright reflectors weren’t put up before the bridge that was out.

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          17 hours ago

          This has typically been seconds after the bridge collapsed, before emergency services could reach the site.

          Did you really think someone just demolished a bridge without putting up a sign?