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That's all well and good if the fire takes place on a normal road, but that seems extremely dangerous if the fire takes place in a tunnel or on/under a bridge.
by Declanomous 10y ago
That's all well and good if the fire takes place on a normal road, but that seems extremely dangerous if the fire takes place in a tunnel or on/under a bridge. Are we going to need autonomous vehicles to drag burning cars out of tunnels so they don't cause structural damage?
Not trying to knock electric cars, I'm a huge proponent of them, I just am not a fan of hand-waving about safety. Vehicles are probably the most destructive thing most people own. You can literally cause tens of millions of dollars in damage with a car merely through negligence. Pretty hard to do that with anything else normal people have access to.
- bArray 10y ago>Are we going to need autonomous vehicles to drag burning cars out of tunnels so they don't cause structural damage? Even then, I imagine a lot of damage being done extremely quickly. I think the way forward is with damage limitation when crashes eventually happen. >Vehicles are probably the most destructive thing most people own. You can literally cause tens of millions of dollars in damage with a car merely through negligence. Pretty hard to do that with anything else normal people have access to. Ever seen an old person forget they left the gas cooker on? But sure, with great power comes great responsibility. I can see automotive law becoming stricter as a result given the damage that can be done.