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Re:Tesla Adds Titanium Underbody Shield and Aluminum Deflect... by baddox on Friday March 28, 2014 @01:38PM (#7488750)
Isn't it true that every car manufacturer will be aware of some level of risk and will have to make decisions based on that? There's always more you can put in a car to make it safer, but at some point you stop and release the car.

Note that I'm not saying this particular case is justified. I'm just saying that it's a continuum, and I'm not sure how we should expect car manufacturers to draw the line on the continuum.

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Re:Tesla Adds Titanium Underbody Shield and Aluminum Deflect... by MBCook on Friday March 28, 2014 @04:39PM (#7489831)
Certainly. Knowing that a car may lose control if it runs over the alternator that fell off another car at highway speeds (as shown in the Tesla video) is one thing. Knowing the car can randomly shut off including airbags at highway speeds is another.
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