That’s what’s frightening about this. I feel not enough people internalize just how primitive the car’s understanding/perception of the world is. A two year old human brain would have no confusion in this scenario.

We discount how much the concept of “understanding” is required in visual perception. We don’t just see shapes we have a complete understanding of what we’re seeing.

I might see a big rectangle flopping in the lane in front of me. I can immediately ascertain whether it’s a piece of tumbling plywood, or foam based on movement characteristics, color, apparently size, etc. I can then use that understanding to decide what evasive actions are required.

A Tesla it seems has absolutely zero of this capability.