This wall remains a silly and contrived test. Rober did it for the fun of recreating the Road Runner cartoon scene, not because it’s an important thing for self-driving cars to detect.

Lidar has long been considered the gold standard of self-driving technology. Most car companies use the technology, alongside cameras, radar, and AI, to fully assess a vehicle’s environment.

just like in those old Road Runner cartoons. Would the Tesla's cameras pick up on the obstacle in its path and stop just like the LIDAR car? Of course not. After passing the blinding light test ...

Yes, it's a gag straight out of Road Runner cartoons. In each of these more difficult tests, the Tesla's cameras are unable to see the dummy, and it careens straight through it. Even the wall ...

Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, the Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, and even the Tasmanian Devil. The original drawings from some of Hollywood's most famous cartoons were brought to the Regency Mall for people ...

MORE: Tesla sales drop by 70 per cent The Tesla smashed through a wall with a picture of a road. Picture ... up a fake wall inspired by “Roadrunner” cartoons. In his experiment, a Tesla ...

The final test draws inspiration from the famous Wile E. Coyote versus Road Runner cartoons—meep, meep! The wall stretches the entire width of the road and it blends in surprisingly well with ...