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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by leereeves on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @03:14AM (#22306907)
> the system determined that emergency braking by the driver was required, however the (distracted) driver was not alerted of this.

Why would the system notify the driver that emergency braking was required instead of simply braking?

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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by keanzu on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @03:25AM (#22306970)
"the nascent computerized braking technology was disabled the day of the crash"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Elaine_Herzberg

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