Tesla calls it an “occupancy network ... 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.

Unfortunately, since Tesla's engineers haven't yet invented a way to zoom through the fake tunnel like the Road Runner, the car does, in fact, slam right into the wall like Wile E. Coyote would.

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.

MORE: Tesla sales drop by 70 per cent The Tesla smashed through a wall with a picture of a road. Picture: YouTube/Mark Rober Rober put the cars to the test by setting up a fake wall inspired by ...

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 ...

Coyote, who has a penchant for plunging through fake walls in pursuit of the Road Runner. In true Wile E. Coyote form, the Tesla’s cameras could not differentiate the road from the image of the ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has claimed the Cybertruck's design was inspired in part by the 1982 film Blade Runner, but the latest ... over this very concern, which Road & Track first reported on back ...

Specifically, the judge said Musk only referenced the original Blade Runner movie at the event, and noted that Tesla and Alcon are not competitors. “Tesla and Musk are looking to sell cars ...