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The NTSB seems to get a lot of work. https://twitter.com/NTSB_Newsroom https://twitter.com/NTSB_Newsroom

• consumer451 8y ago
  Thanks for that well of information. This highway crash[0] makes me feel like it's crazy that we still haven't created, and mandated, forward collision avoidance for all tractor-trailer sized vehicles. The people in the SUV never had a chance. [0] https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/HWY18FH015-preliminary-report.pdf https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/...
  • jdsully 8y ago
    Trucks are cut off in traffic extremely frequently. Some trucks do have auto braking and it getting triggered all the time from jerks on the road is a frequent complaint. That said the NTSB has recommended it be mandatory.
    • consumer451 8y ago
      > Trucks are cut off in traffic extremely frequently. Some trucks do have auto braking and it getting triggered all the time from jerks on the road is a frequent complaint. Yeah, false positives would be a giant source of friction. Do you know what types of sensors the existing systems use?
      • jdsully 8y ago
        Nope no specific knowledge, just a decent amount of trucker griping. The stopping distance of trucks is much longer so the triggering distance on these devices must be correspondingly longer as well. A lot of cars don't even realize they cut off the truck because they can stop so much faster. A trucker can assume that a car cutting them off with open road in the front won't slam their brakes. These devices can't.