3 ms·

or cheap, vs the cost of running someone down.

• sokoloff 5y ago
  ABS does not significantly shorten stopping distances. It does provide improved steering control during brake applications that would otherwise exceed available traction, but I think it's extremely rare that ABS would be the difference between a pedestrian collision vs not. (They could just as easily choose a car that didn't have ABS as originally equipped and no one would say anything about the omission.)
  • cnasc 5y ago
    > They could just as easily choose a car that didn't have ABS as originally equipped and no one would say anything about the omission. That’s the kind of failure case I wish fancy electronics had. Component breaks = now you’re driving a lower trim-level. As opposed to $5000 touchscreen module dies and now you can’t use the car.
    • alliao 5y ago
      you do realise the point of things breaking is so that people would be coerced to make a new purchase...
  • _hyn3 5y ago
    It does in skid conditions by detecting the slippage and releasing and reapplying the brake far faster than you could alone.
  • h4waii 5y ago
    Being able to control the vehicle during emergency braking would ostensibly allow you to steer around the obstacle or pedestrian prior to impact.