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Re:Tesla removes parking sensors, the results are predictabl... by pclmulqdq on Monday April 03, 2023 @03:54PM (#35430311)
(citation needed)

I'm sure that it feels safer, but a lot of people felt safer in cars without airbags too.

Also, relying only on auto-braking is a really bad idea. A lot of people have died doing that (not just in Teslas). It works 99.9% of the time, but that other 0.1%...

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Re:Tesla removes parking sensors, the results are predictabl... by bottlepalm on Monday April 03, 2023 @04:16PM (#35430625)
Having a car quickly slow down and stop automatically is inherently safer. Most other cars will continue coasting/creeping until they hit something. There's really no way to spin how that is better/safer.
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