Tesla self-driving car ‘confuses moon for traffic light’, leaves netizens amused

“Hey@elonmusk you might want to have your team look into the moon tricking the autopilot system. The car thinks the moon is a yellow traffic light and wanted to keep slowing down,” read the caption of the post along with the 23-second clip, which garnered over 1 million views.

Watch the video here:

Hey @elonmusk you might want to have your team look into the moon tricking the autopilot system. The car thinks the moon is a yellow traffic light and wanted to keep slowing down. 🤦🏼 @Teslarati @teslaownersSV @TeslaJoy pic.twitter.com/6iPEsLAudD

— Jordan Nelson (@JordanTeslaTech) July 23, 2021

Since being shared online, the clip has garnered multiple reactions, with many wondering whether the auto-pilot option is safe for drivers.

oh my god youre serious

— hunted by bazinga, haunted by jumanji ✿ (@kzinssiebroiler) July 23, 2021

This could be highly problematic on planets with two moons. What does this do to the plans for a Mars colony?

— Meg (@MegMcA) July 23, 2021

Wait until you find out how many mistakes humans make. We may be less than half baked, and we are pretty much unsafe for real world use.

— Robert T. Brown (@dashrb) July 23, 2021

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There has been no response from Musk on the tweet.