Can You Fool A Self Driving Car?

Tesla's cameras failed to detect a fake brick wall, crashing through it. LiDAR-equipped cars stopped.

• 🏎️ Tesla's autopilot, relying only on cameras, failed to detect the painted wall, while a LiDAR-equipped car stopped.
• 🧪 In other tests, LiDAR cars consistently outperformed Tesla's cameras in fog, heavy rain, and blinding lights.
• 🚗 Tesla's automatic emergency braking (AEB) stopped for a simulated child, but only when using autopilot, not when the driver was assumed to be attentive.
• 💡 The video highlights LiDAR's superior object detection capabilities compared to camera-only systems in challenging conditions.
• 🎢 Mark Rober also successfully mapped Disneyland's Space Mountain using LiDAR to create a 3D printed model.

A man in a baseball cap points to a white Tesla driving towards a large, white, brick-patterned wall, with a red arrow pointing at the car.