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!
I tried Waymo when I was visiting LA a few months ago. Genuinely terrific stuff.
I do not trust Teslas one bit though.
waymo’s have almost hit me like three times, and if i were slower, they would have. you are part of the problem. those are killing machines.
almost. Human driver would hit you in similar scenarios probably.
No
almost because I dodged.
If these vehicles don’t need to obey the procedural laws that are supposed to keep me safe, why should I refrain from smashing them with a hammer, or taking them apart and selling the pieces, or making cool sculptures out of them?
aside from being profoundly lazy, of course.
Where were you that you had to dodge a Waymo? Were you walking down the middle of the road or something?
yeah it has to be the victim’s fault. they totally respect crosswalks. how much do they pay you?
We’ve heard one side of the story, about a very unlikely series of events. I do think that person is leaving out a few details.
how much do they pay you? you’re all over these responses.
data > your personal anecdotes. Get real dude.
these companies do not provide data. they provide blatantly doctored ad copy.
and the engineers that design them have said there’s no way to make them follow traffic rules perfectly. that they do often sacrifice safety for efficiency when the choice can be made.
What are you even on about tin foil. Waymos are on the road - how is this data doctored? You can literally see that it’s safer than human driving in this exact environment.
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How? Do you just walk into the road without looking or something?
yeah, only way it could have happened; has to be the victim’s fault because they totally always respect crosswalks.
how much do they pay you?
Yeah, I definitely think you’re leaving some details out here.
You’re right; I was dressed kinda slutty at least one of those times, so yeah, maybe it was my fault. how about what you’re leaving out? how much do they pay you? you’re all over these responses with similar lines.
Tesla doesn’t use lidar for its sensing, living on the prayer that AI will just get good enough soon enough. Absolutely galaxy brained decision.