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Automation is the biggest opportunity in car safety. The mechanical engineering on cars has entered the terminal stage. Software is all that's left to do, rea

• greglindahl 10y ago
  Carmakers are still making considerable advances in mechanical crash safety -- the US added an off-center front impact requiement recently.
  • ScottBurson 10y ago
    Nonetheless, the gains that stand to be realized by automation are clearly far greater than what remains to be gotten mechanically. Much better to avoid a collision altogether than to try to survive it.
    • dsfyu404ed 10y ago
      > Much better to avoid a collision altogether than to try to survive it. That's a horrid strategy from a sales perspective. Crash test ratings are one of the main benchmarks used by a large group of new car buyers (women and couples not shopping for the cheapest compact on the lot).
• closeparen 10y ago
  The mechanical engineering on the Toyota Camry might be a solved problem. The Germans have yet to figure out how to make the mechanisms behind their fun driving dynamics reliable too. A car that drives like a $60,000 sportscar, without the high price tag or maintenance burden, would do quite well.