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Self-Driving Tesla Crashes into Wall Painted to Look Like a Road… Just Months Before Planned Robotaxi Launch(fuelarc.com)

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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!

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BennyInc@feddit.org
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That might have been an even „simpler“ test.

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Victoria@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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Yes, but Styrofoam probably damages the car less than shards of glass.

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snooggums@lemmy.world
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Glass is far more likely to cause injuries to the driver or the people around the set, just from being heavier material than styrofoam.

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