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Comment by andbberger

7 years ago

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

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.

  • 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.

    • But hey, that's why we're both here, right, shooting the shit on a site called "Hacker News." Because we believe there are -- and will continue to be -- better ways to do things through the appropriate application of technology.

      Right? If your bio isn't a joke, you'd better darned well have that attitude. Otherwise I don't see how you'd get through a typical workday.

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