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minus-squareBigTrout75@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoInteresting to me is some new cars will auto brake before crashing, so I guess the issue is “fixed”.
minus-squareTonyOstrich@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoThat would be included in the data. The auto braking is also worse when it comes to to pedestrians than other cars if I’m remembering a report from a little while that came out correctly.
minus-squareDigit@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoLike other heavily pushed products in recent years, it atrophies the individual’s responsibility. “The thing does that for me.”
Interesting to me is some new cars will auto brake before crashing, so I guess the issue is “fixed”.
That would be included in the data. The auto braking is also worse when it comes to to pedestrians than other cars if I’m remembering a report from a little while that came out correctly.
Like other heavily pushed products in recent years, it atrophies the individual’s responsibility. “The thing does that for me.”