Tesla Self Driving: Avoiding Kid Mannequin | FSD Beta

The Tesla self-driving feature shows success in avoiding certain obstacles but still has limitations and areas for improvement in obstacle detection and avoidance

Questions to inspire discussion 

• What is being tested in the video?

  —The video tests the obstacle avoidance capabilities of Tesla's full self-driving feature.

• What version of Tesla's Full Self-Driving software is being tested?

  —The current version being tested is version 11, with plans to retest when version 12 is released.

• What obstacles did the Tesla self-driving car successfully avoid?

  —The car successfully avoided a stroller, a person crossing the road, and a kid mannequin on the road.

• What limitations did the Tesla self-driving system display?

  —The system struggled to identify a box as debris, failed to avoid hitting a box and a large piece of wood on the road, and did not stop for a falling object. 

Key Insights

• 🤔 The upcoming obstacle avoidance test will involve moving objects such as a child mannequin, an exercise ball, and squirrel-sized objects, challenging the self-driving system's ability to detect and respond to different obstacles.
• 👵 The car demonstrated impressive performance by recognizing a person pushing a stroller, slowing down, stopping for the grandma, and then continuing on its path once she moved out of the way.
• 🚗 The Tesla self-driving car was able to detect and display a graphic of a dog on the screen, showing its advanced object recognition capabilities.
• 🚗 The car's emergency braking system activated, indicating that the self-driving technology is designed to prioritize safety in potentially dangerous situations.
• 🚗 The Tesla self-driving system was able to detect and avoid a mannequin representing a child, showing promising capabilities in terms of pedestrian safety.
• 🚦 The Tesla self-driving car is capable of making emergency stops and maneuvering around obstacles.
• 🤔 The video raises the controversial scenario of sacrificing a child in the road to test the self-driving capabilities, highlighting the ethical considerations surrounding autonomous vehicles.
• 🚦 The Tesla self-driving system showed improved caution and slowed down earlier when encountering a potential obstacle, indicating progress in its ability to prioritize safety. 

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Clips 

• 00:00 🚗 A speaker tests Tesla's self-driving feature by placing objects on a road to see if the car can avoid collisions.
  • The speaker tests obstacle avoidance capabilities of Tesla's full self-driving feature by placing various objects, including a child mannequin and exercise ball, on a dirt road.
  • The current version of Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) software, version 11, is being tested on the road and will be retested when version 12 is released in the future.
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  • The speaker tests the self-driving capabilities of a Tesla car by accelerating and then letting the car navigate obstacles, with the goal of avoiding collisions.
• 02:52 🚗 The Tesla self-driving car successfully avoided a stroller and a person crossing the road, but did not stop for a person standing in the middle of the road, despite slowing down for squirrels in previous instances.
  • The Tesla self-driving car successfully avoided a stroller and a person crossing the road, but did not stop for a person standing in the middle of the road.
  • The car was tested to see if it would stop for squirrels, and it was observed that it did slow down for them in previous instances.
• 04:53 🚗 Tesla's self-driving feature did not stop for a static mannequin or a moving squirrel, raising debate about whether it should prioritize avoiding small objects on the road.
• 05:55 🚗 The Tesla self-driving car stopped for a dog in its path but almost hit it when the accelerator was pressed, showing the need for a front bumper camera.
  • The video demonstrates a test where a stationary dog mannequin is placed on the road and then the car's response to a moving dog is evaluated.
  • The Tesla self-driving car stopped when it detected a dog in its path, but when the accelerator was pressed, it almost hit the dog, highlighting the need for a front bumper camera.
• 07:49 🚗 The Tesla self-driving system successfully avoided a mannequin but struggled to identify debris, indicating limitations in obstacle detection and avoidance.
  • The car waited until the last second before avoiding an emergency situation.
  • The Tesla self-driving system successfully detected and avoided a mannequin in the road, but struggled to identify a box as debris.
  • The Tesla self-driving car failed to avoid hitting a box and a large piece of wood on the road, indicating that it still has limitations in detecting and avoiding obstacles.
• 10:23 🚗 The Tesla self-driving system displayed a trash can on the screen but did not avoid it, encountered an exercise ball and a chunk of wood and tried to go around them, and was able to avoid hitting a ball at a slower speed but hit it at a faster speed despite being fully in control.
  • The Tesla self-driving system displays a trash can on the screen but does not avoid it, possibly due to detecting it too late.
  • The Tesla self-driving car encountered an exercise ball and a chunk of wood, and it showed a behavior of trying to go around them, even displaying them as tiny vehicles for a brief moment.
  • The Tesla self-driving car was able to avoid hitting a ball rolling across the road at a slower speed, but hit it at a faster speed despite being fully in control.
• 12:56 🚗 The Tesla self-driving feature had some failures, hitting an electric scooter and requiring manual intervention, but successfully avoided hitting a human and will now be tested with a child mannequin, although it struggles to reach 30 mph.
  • The car's self-driving feature failed to avoid hitting an electric scooter and a person on a scooter, resulting in the need for manual intervention and discomfort.
  • The Tesla car successfully detected and avoided a human crossing the road, and the test will now proceed to see if it can also avoid hitting a child mannequin.
  • The car fails to reach 30 miles per hour and breaks and moves over.
• 15:44 🚗 The Tesla self-driving system successfully avoided hitting a kid mannequin on the road, but still needs improvement in recognizing and stopping for falling objects.
  • The Tesla self-driving system successfully avoids a mannequin and recognizes a person on the road.
  • The car's speed improved, but it still needs to stop when there is a child in the road, and it seemed to slow down earlier and be more cautious during the test.
  • The Tesla self-driving car successfully avoided hitting a kid mannequin on the road, but did not stop for a falling object.

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Duration: 0:18:52

Publication Date: 2024-05-01T21:44:12Z

WatchUrl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUwBvIFXzPQ

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