An Instagram video reflecting the dark side of driverless autonomous vehicles promised by Elon Musk and Tesla went viral on social media. In fact, not only that, it brought to light a very remarkable issue. Let’s take a look at this fun but thought-provoking video made by a TikToker.
TikToker trolling autonomous vehicles by wearing a t-shirt that says ‘STOP’
A TikTok user “jasonbcarr” and a friend who helped him managed to troll driverless autonomous vehicles using a very interesting method.
The basis for this troll is a t-shirt printed via a t-shirt printer that resembles an actual stop sign design. This t-shirt managed to mislead the perception systems of driverless vehicles. Standing on the sidewalk and wearing this t-shirt, “jasonbcarr” has had success stopping multiple Waymo Jaguar I-Pace vehicles in different scenarios. This incident caused the technological limits and intelligence levels of driverless vehicles to be questioned on social media.
It seems quite interesting that driverless vehicles can be stopped with such a simple trick, albeit in a humorous way. This shows that artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicle technology have not yet reached the level of human intelligence and can misinterpret certain situations and be deceived by such simple tricks.
But this also shows how far autonomous vehicle technology has progressed. Driverless vehicles use a complex set of sensors and algorithms to detect variables and hazards in their environment.
This incident offers an important lesson about the future of driverless vehicle technology. With the development of technology, artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles will continue to become safer and smarter. However, it may take time for such technologies to fully mimic human intelligence and interpret all situations correctly.