A recent YouTube video demonstrates the capabilities of Tesla’s Full Self Driving software in a number of scenarios, both static and dynamic. The electronics failed to recognize some obstacles properly, but impressed with its human recognition abilities.
In all drive tests, the car went at 25 miles per hour (40 km/h). The first obstacle was a piece of a cardboard box. The system identified it and plotted an evasion route, but for some reason didn’t steer around it. The second attempt of the same test was a success.
A similar situation occurred with another box, a lower one painted grey to mingle with the asphalt. In the next test featuring a spare wheel standing in the middle of the road, the electric car mistook it for a parked car but was able to dodge it properly. It was the same with the wheel lying on its side. In a test with a wheel rolling past the car, it made an emergency stop.
The final couple of tests involved a person standing or otherwise walking behind a light-reflecting shield. In both cases, the system identified the obstacle as a human, hit the brakes and steered around flawlessly.
