Social media laughs out loud at the way Elon Musk's Tesla visualizes a train on its dashboard: look!

A Tesla user shared a video on X/Twitter showing the dashboard of their electric vehicle while waiting for some trains to pass. The images of the train on the car's screen have caused a stir on the internet, as the car seems unable to identify a train as a vehicle within its training data. In the clip, the train is humorously represented as a series of elongated vehicles floating one behind the other, almost resembling limousines. The user couldn't contain their laughter while recording this oddity of the Tesla.

Reactions were swift, with many taking the opportunity to criticize the electric vehicle company led by Elon Musk. Some comments included remarks like “Humanity is doomed,” while others pointed out that “It’s not about the train, it’s about the laughs.” Several users shared similar experiences with their Teslas, mentioning that the system sometimes fails to correctly recognize various objects. One of them noted that their vehicle displayed shopping carts as small, crushed cars. Another recalled that their car thought a golf bag hanging in the garage was a person.

Despite the jokes, there are concerns about Tesla vehicles' object perception. One user expressed a desire for the car to better identify trains, questioning the safety of the system in areas with unprotected level crossings. “I’m not sure if it actually sees the train approaching,” they said. Another person joked, “Does AI need more training on trains?” while another user suggested that the issue could be the excessive polygons that need to be added to the model.

In summary, while the situation is a source of amusement for many, it has sparked a debate about the effectiveness of object recognition technology in Tesla vehicles.