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Re:The Fight for the “Right to Repair” by msandford on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @05:58PM (#12089991)
It has 0.5 seconds until collision so no hope of stopping. Push the brake all you want, unless that car gets back in its lane, people die.
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Re:The Fight for the “Right to Repair” by rickycook on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @06:26PM (#12090172)
.5 seconds is both incorrect, and plenty for a car that sees and responds instantly to make a car-length braking correction.
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Re:The Fight for the “Right to Repair” by WalterBright on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @06:49PM (#12090334)
A collision may not be avoidable, but every decrement to the speed will reduce its severity. It's the same idea as having crumple zones on a car body.
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Re:The Fight for the “Right to Repair” by Retra on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @09:03PM (#12091015)
Do you have a specific example of this situation occurring as you've described it? If so, was there an ethical dilemma when a human was in control? If not, don't worry about it.
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