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Re:U.S. to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicl... by Veserv on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @05:21PM (#40216509)
The article says it will save a estimated 362 lives per year at a cost of 82$ per car or 354 M$/yr. The actuarial value of a human life is usually around 5 M$, so that is a societal ROI of 5 if we only count fatalitys.
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Re:U.S. to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicl... by willcipriano on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @07:12PM (#40217604)
Your model assumes a even distribution of funds across society.
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Re:U.S. to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicl... by drawkward on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @02:43PM (#40227482)
you don't have a better assumption.
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