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Nuisance or not is a false dichotomy. Mandating it rather than simply offering it makes cars even more expensive, by making cheap cars even more unprofitable to
by nerdponx 3y ago
Nuisance or not is a false dichotomy. Mandating it rather than simply offering it makes cars even more expensive, by making cheap cars even more unprofitable to sell. Imagine if car ownership becomes increasingly unaffordable, like what homeownership has become.
- shortcake27 3y agoWhat is the raw cost of AEB to the manufacturer? You need some sensors, a computer, and a way to actuate the brakes. Doesn’t seem like it would represent a significant fraction of the cost of even a cheap car.
- Olreich 3y agoThey also already have that computer and most of them have the sensors too. The reason so many cars come with lots of these features is that the base electronic package that the maker uses just comes with it, so the R&D is already paid for and removing it would be more labor than the components cost. After all, it’s a $5 radar, a $3 chip, a $1 camera, and $0.02 of wiring.