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A comment on BMW's Ultimate Driving Machine, for Driving Through Gunfire and Grenades. Parent comment
Start car, leave door open, let go of brake and it'll jump in Park. Safety.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Yelchin#Death his death would've been prevented if the feature was implemented earlier.
But, knowing it's a BMW, it probably can be disabled. And it actually still works when you have your seatbelt on (as proof of being in control of the vehicle).
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Start car, leave door open, let go of brake and it'll jump in Park. Safety.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Yelchin#Death his death would've been prevented if the feature was implemented earlier.
But, knowing it's a BMW, it probably can be disabled. And it actually still works when you have your seatbelt on (as proof of being in control of the vehicle).