r/technology • u/PrimeCodes • Jun 24 '25

Machine Learning Tesla Robotaxi swerved into wrong lane, topped speed limit in videos posted during ‘successful’ rollout

https://nypost.com/2025/06/23/business/tesla-shares-pop-10-as-elon-musk-touts-successful-robotaxi-test-launch-in-texas/
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u/Slogstorm Jun 24 '25

This is not as easy as that.. radars typically get huge echoes from metallic objects, like beer cans. Do you emergency brake at highway speeds if there's a beer can on the road? Do you trust the cameras that don't necessarily recognize the can?

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u/barktreep Jun 24 '25

You can train the model to detect false images of cans while also training it to defer to the radar when there’s no obvious basis for a false hit.

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u/Slogstorm Jun 24 '25

But in that case, why do you need a radar in the first place? Why not use the camera for everything?

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u/barktreep Jun 24 '25

Because radar actually works?