Studies find automatic braking can cut crashes over 40%

Re:Studies find automatic braking can cut crashes over 40% by consp on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @10:28AM (#33610312)

My car (not a toyota) does it too and I've never had it actually brake but the very audible + visual warning signs definitely makes you act tiny fraction sooner (at least that is how it feels). I'm pretty sure it would have stopped otherwise on its own but a bit less pleasant.

edit: it also triggers when you go down a steep parking lot onto a flat surface a bit too fast which is interesting but at least valid (with respect to suspension compression and hitting the ground).

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Re:Studies find automatic braking can cut crashes over 40% by ezfe on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @11:13AM (#33611030)

Yup, the fact it chimes in at a lower confidence reduces the negative effects of any false positive. It needs to be very confident to start applying braking, but it also primes your brakes before that so if you slam on the brakes from the chime it gets them to 100% instantly.

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Re:Studies find automatic braking can cut crashes over 40% by JTbane on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @11:17AM (#33611099)

>it also triggers when you go down a steep parking lot onto a flat surface a bit too fast

that's a great feature, I always have to remind friends and relatives to slow down when going down an incline onto the road (they invariably scrape the underside of the car)

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