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chiefofgxbxl on Oct 3, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: New Cars’ Pedestrian-Safety Features Fail in Deadl...

Car companies seem complicit in promoting distracted driving in their commercials, too, by promoting automatic braking for drivers who aren't paying attention:

1. https://youtu.be/bS19g7Va6jg?t=30

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9d8PPrCB38

dehrmann on Oct 3, 2019 [–]

I get that, but the feature's there for when you're not paying attention, so I'm not sure how to advertise it.

The other more boring use of automatic braking is applying extra force in emergencies because people might not apply enough.

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