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!

  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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    11 hours ago

    See, the problem is, where I live already has great public transport, including electric commuter trains and buses, lots of cycle lanes etc.

    And, despite that, traffic is still shit, because there’s a massive chunk of the population who need to be on the road for whatever reason.

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      11 hours ago

      Road tax
      ROAD TAX
      ROAD TAX!!!

      Many people expect public transport companies to be profitable while allowing an incredible portion of tax money for road maintainance. If you want people to take personal responsibility for the consequences of something that destroys cities when in large amounts, you add an appropriate tax.

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        11 hours ago

        I strongly suggest you look at how roads are taxed here in NZ. Motorists already subsidise public transport, as well as being subsidised through rates, and it’s still at cost parity with driving in most cases. Our biggest city is also bringing in a congestion charge.

        Public transport is incredibly expensive to run.