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I think a sensor in the seat is pretty standard thing nowadays in almost every car. It is used to alert you when you or your passenger has forgotten to fasten a
by aivisol 5y ago
I think a sensor in the seat is pretty standard thing nowadays in almost every car. It is used to alert you when you or your passenger has forgotten to fasten a seat belt.
- belval 5y agoI agree completely, this seems like an oversight for sure, but the title seems to imply that you don't need anyone in the drivers seat to turn on autopilot. This is false since you obviously need someone or something to "hold" the steering wheel. It's simply not as big of a deal safety-wise if you still needs hands on the steering wheel.
- tinus_hn 5y agoI don’t think there is a feature to avoid warning you if the seatbelt is not fastened in case there is no driver.
- Hamuko 5y agoI think they were standard even back in the day. My 2004 Mercedes had one since when I was moving and had boxes on the front passenger seat, it actually deactivated the airbag since I guess the weight was just in the "there's something but it's not a person -> possibly child seat" range.
- aivisol 5y agoYeah. Even my small lawn tractor has a seat sensor...