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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by grp000 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @10:46AM (#29130605)
I don't really remember it being an endemic issue of people getting run over by backing up cars that had that small blindspot. Could have been an issue of unattended children/pets or tall car/short people, but I think it was more a big convenience boost.
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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by chrisseaton on Saturday November 06, 2021 @10:47AM (#29130612)
> but I think it was more a big convenience boost

They don't make laws to force cars to add features for convenience.

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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by dafoex on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:04AM (#29130803)
Laws in what country?
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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by chrisseaton on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:05AM (#29130814)
The backup camera? At least the EU and the US.
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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by dafoex on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:16AM (#29130909)
I guess Skoda was breaking the law when they made the citigo. That didn't even have radar reversing sensors as standard.
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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by chrisseaton on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:17AM (#29130916)
Did it come out before the end of 2021? I'm guessing yes. That's when the EU law comes into effect.
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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by dafoex on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:20AM (#29130952)
Oh, so this law isn't even in force yet? No wonder I'm not aware of it.
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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by grp000 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:05AM (#29130816)
Most people are idiots/lazy, and I say that on both sides (walkers and drivers). I see it more as making a robust solution a law, but doesn't necessarily benefit me to the extent that I want a mandated backup in my car personally.
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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by Pyramus on Saturday November 06, 2021 @10:52AM (#29130659)
That's a false equivalence - just because it's not an 'endemic' issue doesn't mean it shouldn't be fixed. I don't see why things getting run over by cars (think of immovable things as well) shouldn't be fixed?
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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by throwaway0a5e on Saturday November 06, 2021 @09:06PM (#29135468)
The stats are clear. Back-over accidents are directly correlated with a) large vehicles and b) the high belt-lines and "as close to a truss as we can get away with" body lines that make modern vehicles "safer".
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