03-18-2025, 02:12 AM
Avoiding the clickbait title, aka Tesla Fails Wile E. Coyote Test.
Mark Rober uses lidar to map out Space Mountain, then tests a lidar based car safety system vs Tesla's camera based system (via Autopilot as the automatic emergency braking didn't do as well). Seems like a fair and balanced test to me, showing the benefits of lidar in some real world situations and some far-fetched. Although not sure if there are any benefits to point out for a camera based system, other than aesthetics of the vehicle itself (i.e. no lidar hump).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQJL3htsDyQ
Mark Rober uses lidar to map out Space Mountain, then tests a lidar based car safety system vs Tesla's camera based system (via Autopilot as the automatic emergency braking didn't do as well). Seems like a fair and balanced test to me, showing the benefits of lidar in some real world situations and some far-fetched. Although not sure if there are any benefits to point out for a camera based system, other than aesthetics of the vehicle itself (i.e. no lidar hump).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQJL3htsDyQ