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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How? Do you just walk into the road without looking or something?
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Yeah, I definitely think you’re leaving some details out here.
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almost. Human driver would hit you in similar scenarios probably.
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data > your personal anecdotes. Get real dude.
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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.
Lmao, you can literally see? So anecdotal evidence? What happened you the data you were just promoting?
Dude just google it there are many papers already. Can’t be bothered wirh ludites like you bye
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So you’re just posturing and full of shit, got it.
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Where were you that you had to dodge a Waymo? Were you walking down the middle of the road or something?
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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.
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No
I’m surrounded by waymos every time I go out and I can tell you that if they “almost hit you” three times then that’s very likely a you problem – and a reason for more waymos, not fewer.
Anecdotally, only once have I been in a situation where I’ve said, “do better, robot” because I was slightly inconvenienced by it.
By the numbers there are very few waymo incidents compared to human drivers and those include waymos being hit by bicyclists who aren’t paying attention.
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Again, based on experience, and the data, if you were exposed to “grievous bodily harm” then it seems like you should change something.
I don’t know you so I’m not going to suggest you’re making up how you feel about the situation but you definitely don’t sound like you’re expressing an accurate representation of reality.
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I have. I’ve also been hit by a bicyclist. And a scooter. What’s your point?
Based on your interactions so far, I’m guessing you ride a bicycle, ignore stop signs and traffic lights, join in on those dumb bicycle caravans that block busses, and blame pedestrians for not looking both ways before you rocket through a crosswalk.
And, you’re mad at anything than entrenches motor vehicles in any way because this is your religion.
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Lol. So, anecdotal evidence, statistics, and my lived experience doesn’t count but your obvious lies do.
Yeah, I’m happy to see I saw your main character shitshow coming from a mile away.
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Uhh, think you could rephrase this so it doesn’t sound like you’re rooting for the Waymo in any Waymo-bicycle accident?
I’m not rooting for anyone in any collision. Everyone should pay attention and drive responsibly.