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Things work out nicely in this case, but that Tesla slammed the brakes long before a crash was certain. This is itself a hazard, and in other situations would c
by tropo 8y ago
Things work out nicely in this case, but that Tesla slammed the brakes long before a crash was certain. This is itself a hazard, and in other situations would cause crashes.
- jchw 8y agoSlamming on the brakes when going ~5mph is not a hazard. Automatic braking systems can errorneously brake of course, but so far vendors claim they are wildly successful at preventing accidents. As far as I know there's no evidence the false positives outweigh the benefits. Also, if someone stops to try to avoid a collision and you run into them, you are 100% at fault, full stop. Finally, there was at most a couple seconds between the accident and the braking. With the speed that car was going, any reasonable person or algorithm can conclude it's not going to stop in a couple of seconds.