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.

In a test reminiscent of a Road Runner cartoon, a Tesla Model Y on autopilot crashed full-speed into a wall painted with a road image. Fortunately, the wall was made of Styrofoam specifically for this ...

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.