Mark Rober, the beloved YouTuber and former NASA engineer, is facing intense backlash over his latest video, Can You Fool a Self-Driving Car? The experiment, which pits Tesla’s Autopilot against a LiDAR-equipped vehicle in extreme obstacle tests, is being accused of misleading viewers. Critics argue that Rober never actually tested Tesla’s Full Self-Driving mode—only Autopilot, which isn’t designed for full autonomy.
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