Mechanical Engineer Answers Car Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

Mechanical engineer and Stanford professor Chris Gerdes answers the internet's automotive questions. Why aren't solar powered cars a thing yet? How do self-driving cars see? How can Teslas crash when on auto-pilot? Is hacking a big threat to autonomous cars? Chris answers all these questions and much more! Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey Director of Photography: Florian Pilsl Editor: Jordan Calig Expert: Chris Gerdes Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas Production Manager: D. Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Casting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer Camera Operator: David Smith Sound Mixer: Simon Gordon Production Assistant: Nathan Sandoval Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Additional Editor: Paul Tael Assistant Editor: Andy Morell 00:00 Automotive Support 00:11 When to Buy an EV 00:46 Solar Powered Cars 01:33 Retrofitting Cars 02:22 LIDAR 03:20 Steering Wheels 04:33 Flying Cars 05:06 Miatas 05:46 Autonomous Car Reaction 06:24 DeLorean 06:51 Boxy Cars 07:56 1970s Cars 08:31 Spoilers 09:12 Confusing Autonomous Cars 09:50 Green Wheels 10:24 Ferrari vs. Porsche 10:48 Tesla Autopilot 11:19 Self-Driving AI 12:21 Manufacturer Accountability 12:57 Hydrogen Cars 13:29 Neural Networks 14:06 Hacking 14:41 Four Wheels 15:22 EVs For All 15:51 Accident Prone Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZ Follow WIRED: Instagram ►►https://instagram.com/wired Twitter ►►http://www.twitter.com/wired Facebook ►►https://www.facebook.com/wired Tik Tok ►►https://www.tiktok.com/@wired Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: https://wrd.cm/Da