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My Volvo does this. Not sure if it's the same thing, but stops you if you're about to collide with something. I've never experienced it (as I've never yet neede

My Volvo does this. Not sure if it's the same thing, but stops you if you're about to collide with something. I've never experienced it (as I've never yet needed the feature), but have heard good things. Here's a really impressive video of it in action on a semi-truck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ridS396W2BY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ridS396W2BY Counterpoint (with the model I have, unfortunately): http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/self-braking-volvo-fails-test-drive-slams-onlookers-article-1.2238171 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/self-braking-volvo-fai...

Navarr 11y ago
I wouldn't consider that a counterpoint. Article goes on to say that the system wasn't on that car and obviously these are supposed to be emergency measures, not relied on.
curiousphil 11y ago
Volvo claimed that the driver hadn't paid for the pedestrian detection upgrade which costs an extra $3,000. That said, it seems like a feature that shouldn't be confusing as to whether your car has it or not. But then again, its not a feature that non-professionals should be testing/showing off on living beings...
- Too 11y ago
  That video has been shown many so times and debunked equally many times. If you know how it looks like, it's obvious from the video that the car does not have the system installed, you should be able to see a small plastic box-like shape embedded in the grill which is one of the sensors, they blend in but if you know what to look for you do see them easily. Whether installed or not, testing a safety-net feature like this qualifies for darwin awards.
blktiger 11y ago
My Chevy Sonic has some kind of automatic braking feature. It kicked on for me once and probably prevented an accident. Edit Actually, I think it's not detecting a possible collision but recognizing that I slammed on the brakes and helping me push harder? Either way I wasn't braking hard enough at first and the car just took over.

Navarr 11y ago

I wouldn't consider that a counterpoint. Article goes on to say that the system wasn't on that car and obviously these are supposed to be emergency measures, not relied on.

curiousphil 11y ago

Volvo claimed that the driver hadn't paid for the pedestrian detection upgrade which costs an extra $3,000. That said, it seems like a feature that shouldn't be confusing as to whether your car has it or not. But then again, its not a feature that non-professionals should be testing/showing off on living beings...

Too 11y ago
That video has been shown many so times and debunked equally many times. If you know how it looks like, it's obvious from the video that the car does not have the system installed, you should be able to see a small plastic box-like shape embedded in the grill which is one of the sensors, they blend in but if you know what to look for you do see them easily. Whether installed or not, testing a safety-net feature like this qualifies for darwin awards.

blktiger 11y ago

My Chevy Sonic has some kind of automatic braking feature. It kicked on for me once and probably prevented an accident. Edit Actually, I think it's not detecting a possible collision but recognizing that I slammed on the brakes and helping me push harder? Either way I wasn't braking hard enough at first and the car just took over.