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Comment by bluthru

7 years ago

I was going to make a comment about the hood not being soft enough for pedestrians hitting it, but maybe the computer would prevent such a collision.

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andbberger  7 years ago

That is a poor, poor substitute for passive safety measures...

  • CamperBob2  7 years ago

    Why? In principle, it should be possible to build a car that couldn't be used to mow down a pedestrian or cyclist if the driver tried.

    • acidburnNSA  7 years ago

      Broadly speaking, active safety systems in any industry are generally considered less reliable than passive ones due to things like software bugs, unforeseen circumstances, malicious tampering, power outages, etc.

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