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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 […]

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[–] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 14 points 4 months ago (18 children)

I really enjoyed this video, but one thing bugs me a bit. Why does he specifically call attention to Tesla as a brand and not Luminar? If he's trying to be scientific about the technology, it should be "lidar vs imaging". Or if he does want to call out brands, "Luminar vs Tesla". Not that I'm defending Tesla, but this just seems weird to me when his videos are typically more educational.

[–] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 31 points 4 months ago (8 children)

Are there any other car brands that are relying on only cameras for their assisted driving features?

[–] delmain@beehaw.org 4 points 4 months ago (7 children)

If you mean like, self-driving then I don't know. Subaru has lane-assist and adaptive cruise control that uses only cameras though. They use two cameras for binocular vision though so it might not fall for this, I don't know. Would be a good test.

[–] ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

My experience with two different brands is that ACC is unable to detect static objects. Its only strength is detecting moving vehicles in front of you. So even if you come to a stoplight with cars already waiting there, it will just continue going. Other systems must then engage emergency breaking if they detect something but at regular speeds that would be too late.

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