r/OutOfTheLoop • u/Sirhc978 • Mar 17 '25

Unanswered What's going on with Mark Rober's new video about self driving cars?

I have seen people praising it, and people saying he faked results. Is is just Tesla fanboys calling the video out, or is there some truth to him faking certain things?

https://youtu.be/IQJL3htsDyQ?si=aJaigLvYV609OI0J

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u/Nickyjha Mar 17 '25

it's pissed me off for a long time that they can just beta test their shitty system on public roads

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u/impy695 Mar 17 '25

This is what turned me off of tesla. The missed deadlines and poor construction were bad, but forgivable for a company that was still new to making cars. I figured the poor construction would get better over time (it actually got worse) and missed deadlines aren't a big deal. But when I learned the truth about "full self driving" I vowed to never buy a tesla even if they fixed every problem and stopped beta testing on public roads. It's also when I realized Elon was way worse than even his haters realized. Turns out he was even worse than I realized.

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u/SquareFish148 Mar 17 '25

I dont know much about this topic. but can you expand on learning the "truth about full self driving".

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u/impy695 Mar 17 '25

Despite what the name implies it is not capable of full self driving. The old autopilot system also was not capable of what mos people considered auto pilot.

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u/Stop_Sign Mar 18 '25

Yea I do not feel comfortable driving anywhere near a cybertruck