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Tesla's self-driving system went haywire when the vehicle drove behind a horse-drawn carriage on the highway, confusing the rudimentary way of traveling with a large semi-truck.
The screen on the dashboard shows a Model Y driving up behind what the AI-powered software computes as a truck, but then it changes to a pedestrian, then to a sedan and back to the big rig.
The event, which took place outside of Zurich, Switzerland, was shared to TikTok and reveals how even the most sophisticated software stumbles with adapting to unexpected scenarios.
The video has been viewed more than 590,000 times by users who seem to find the mishap humorous - one user commenting that the 'car is confused, time travel [is] not part of the programing.'
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A TikToker shared a video showing their Tesla software confusing a horse-drawn carriage with a large semi-truck
Tesla uses a computer vision system in its self-driving technology that lets the car 'see' its environment including potholes, pedestrians and surrounding vehicles.
It uses cameras, ultrasonic sensors and radar to see and sense the environment around the car.
The sensor and camera suite provides drivers with an awareness of their surroundings that a driver alone would not