Mark Rober’s Tesla crash story and video on self-driving cars face significant scrutiny for authenticity, bias, and misleading claims, raising doubts about his testing methods and the reliability of the technology he promotes.

Questions to inspire discussion.

Tesla Autopilot and Testing 🚗 Q: What was the main criticism of Mark Rober’s Tesla crash video? A: The video was criticized for failing to use full self-driving mode despite it being shown in the thumbnail and capable of being activated the same way as autopilot. 🔍 Q: How did Mark Rober respond to the criticism about not using full self-driving mode? A: Mark claimed it was a distinction without a difference and was confident the results would be the same if he reran the experiment in full self-driving mode. 🛑 Q: What might have caused the autopilot to disengage during the test?