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I don't know about other countries, but at least in the Netherlands the Benny Hill song is used mainly in videos to ridicule the subject. I remember when funny

by LeonM 10y ago

I don't know about other countries, but at least in the Netherlands the Benny Hill song is used mainly in videos to ridicule the subject. I remember when funny 'Home Videos' were a thing on TV (before cats took over on the interweb) this song was used in about 90% of them. So to me, using this song in something as serious as a self driving car demonstration is pretty weird.

Aardwolf 10y ago
This song is also often used in a recurring absurd segment in cartoons when some people are running after each other and they go into / come out of random doors in a hallway.
- dexterdog 10y ago
  Which is an homage to Benny Hill.
agumonkey 10y ago
Probably to humble brag how Tesla made it so simple it's almost something to laugh at.
alblue 10y ago
Technically the tune is called the "Yackity Sax" but it may well be more widely known as the Benny Hill theme tune.
TeMPOraL 10y ago
It's just asking for someone to redo the movie with Kevin MacLeod for the soundtrack. Come to think of it, I just feel like making a montage.
aequitas 10y ago
If you look at it from the perspective of the sane and rational (Tesla autopilot/a cartoon viewer) viewing down to the ridicule (Human drivers and their emotions/absurd cartoon scenario) I think it is well placed :)
tomjakubowski 10y ago
On the Internet, specifically on the Something Awful forums, it was was infamously paired with footage from 9/11 and posted either the day of, or the day after, the attacks. The video is called "tribute.wmv": https://youtu.be/2AYujWCCHRk https://youtu.be/2AYujWCCHRk
zantana 10y ago
I suspect it has to do with the video being sped up the same as the segments on the Benny Hill were, which masks one of the challenges of the self driving car. From my experiences, at least the northeastern us, driving the speed limit, in the traffic density shown in the demo, almost instantly attracts tailgating drivers who want to go faster.

by LeonM 10y ago

Aardwolf 10y ago

This song is also often used in a recurring absurd segment in cartoons when some people are running after each other and they go into / come out of random doors in a hallway.

dexterdog 10y ago
Which is an homage to Benny Hill.

agumonkey 10y ago

Probably to humble brag how Tesla made it so simple it's almost something to laugh at.

alblue 10y ago

Technically the tune is called the "Yackity Sax" but it may well be more widely known as the Benny Hill theme tune.

TeMPOraL 10y ago

It's just asking for someone to redo the movie with Kevin MacLeod for the soundtrack. Come to think of it, I just feel like making a montage.

aequitas 10y ago

If you look at it from the perspective of the sane and rational (Tesla autopilot/a cartoon viewer) viewing down to the ridicule (Human drivers and their emotions/absurd cartoon scenario) I think it is well placed :)

tomjakubowski 10y ago

On the Internet, specifically on the Something Awful forums, it was was infamously paired with footage from 9/11 and posted either the day of, or the day after, the attacks. The video is called "tribute.wmv": https://youtu.be/2AYujWCCHRk https://youtu.be/2AYujWCCHRk

zantana 10y ago

I suspect it has to do with the video being sped up the same as the segments on the Benny Hill were, which masks one of the challenges of the self driving car. From my experiences, at least the northeastern us, driving the speed limit, in the traffic density shown in the demo, almost instantly attracts tailgating drivers who want to go faster.