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

submitted 1 day 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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[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 123 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

"Dipshit Nazis mad at facts bursting their bubble is unreality" is another way of reading this headline.

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 hours ago

well yeah, happens every time I say something mad about their current favorite GPU-use fad.

[+] thistleboy@lemmy.world -7 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I believe the outrage is that the video showed that autopilot was off when they crashed into the wall. That's what the red circle in the thumbnail is highlighting. The whole thing apparently being a setup for views like Top Gear faking the Model S breaking down.

[–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 18 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Autopilot shuts itself off just before a crash so Tesla can deny liability. It's been observed in many real-world accidents before this. Others have said much the same, with sources, in this very thread.

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 9 hours ago

well yes but as long as there's deniability built into my toy, then YOU'RE JUST A BIG DUMB MEANIE-PANTS WHO HATES MY COOL TOYS BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ONE because there's no other possible reason to hate a toy this cool.