Fooling a Self-Driving Tesla Is Dangerously Easy

kottke.org March 18, 2025 By Jason Kottke

In his latest video, Mark Rober shows how easy it is to fool Tesla’s self-driving capability (they use cheaper video cameras) when compared with other self-driving cars (which use lidar). Big Wile E. Coyote energy from the Tesla here.

Oh and he also uses lidar to map out the interior at Disneyland’s Space Mountain ride, which is entirely in the dark.

Tags: driverless cars · Mark Rober · science · Tesla · video

In his latest video, Mark Rober shows how easy it is to fool Tesla’s self-driving capability (they use cheaper video cameras) when compared with other self-driving cars (which use lidar). Big Wile E. Coyote energy from the Tesla here.

Oh and he also uses lidar to map out the interior at Disneyland’s Space Mountain ride, which is entirely in the dark.

Tags: driverless cars · Mark Rober · science · Tesla · video

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