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Re:Rivian Unveils Custom Silicon, R2 Lidar Roadmap, and Univ... by lotsofpulp on Thursday December 11, 2025 @06:57PM (#46239092)
> High-severity accidents might drop, but the industry bleeds money on high-frequency, low-speed incidents (parking lots, neighborhood scrapes). Autonomy has diminishing returns here; it doesn't magically prevent the chaos of mixed-use environments.

This seems like it can be solved with a deductible.

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Re:Rivian Unveils Custom Silicon, R2 Lidar Roadmap, and Univ... by manwe150 on Friday December 12, 2025 @07:35AM (#46243542)
I think parent might be implying that a 10 mph collision can total a car just as effectively as a 100 mph collision. There might be more left of the occupants, but the car itself might be still a total loss from a cost-to-repair perspective
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Re:Rivian Unveils Custom Silicon, R2 Lidar Roadmap, and Univ... by lotsofpulp on Friday December 12, 2025 @09:26AM (#46244421)
True, but another thought I would have is these modern cars should have sufficient sensors to be able to stop and avoid collisions at low speed.
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