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Automatic braking systems save lives. Now they’ll need to work at 62 MPH

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32 points LinuxBender | 1 comments | 20 Nov 24 15:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source
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queuebert ◴[20 Nov 24 15:37 UTC] No.42194825[source]▶
On a related note, I've always wondered if straight ahead 60 to 0 braking tests were relevant to anything. Not many accidents happen where a driver is just unable to completely stop and end up hitting the other car at 10 mph.

I would think the insurance companies could come up with a better braking test, like 60 to 40 with a swerve, where the suspension response factors in as well as both tire lateral and longitudinal grip.

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1. mattlondon ◴[20 Nov 24 16:09 UTC] No.42195273[source]▶
You get a bunch of accidents where traffic has stopped and people just keep slamming into the back of the stopped vehicles, then more into the back of those, and more into the back of those and so on. It happens.