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Hypothetical. I'm in my rural California home late on a Friday night, having finished a bottle of wine and ready to go to bed when I suddenly realize a wild fir

Hypothetical. I'm in my rural California home late on a Friday night, having finished a bottle of wine and ready to go to bed when I suddenly realize a wild fire has started near my home, does my car let me escape this natural disaster?

thecarbonista 7mo ago
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- like_any_other 7mo ago
  Based on what are you saying this?
jdlshore 7mo ago
GP said there is no rule yet, so the answer is “today, yes.” If you’re asking about the future, the answer is “to be determined.” But I think you knew that.
- anthonyIPH 7mo ago
  Pardon my ignorance, what is GP? If you have other sources please share, I only read this article, which bluntly states "Your current vehicle stays surveillance-free, but shopping for a 2027 model means accepting this digital copilot.".
  - gnabgib 7mo ago
    GP=Grandparent.. the comment above the comment on yours.. but there is none.. so I guess we can assume article? There are better ways to phrase like "the article" or even "OP" (Original Poster - assuming poster & author are the same). This isn't a reputable domain though, so probably time to move on.
    - thaumasiotes 7mo ago
      I figure OP stands for "original post", not "original poster".
  - jdlshore 7mo ago
    Sorry, I was referring to @vetrom’s comment. I got mixed up on who was replying to who.
roxolotl 7mo ago
It doesn't even have to be that convoluted. Any sudden dangerous situation: natural disaster, break in, medical emergency(positive or negative what about a baby being born) where a car is the only solution and a reasonable, but inebriated, person makes the better of two bad decisions is going to need an override. I don't want to be pessimistic but this really seems like the sort of thing where a few people will die, lawsuits will happen, congress will mandate an override/make it optional, it'll be gone in maybe 10 years. It's madness but seemingly this is how things are done.
- Eddy_Viscosity2 7mo ago
  More likely is that very expensive cars will have an override switch and cheaper cars won't.

thecarbonista 7mo ago

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like_any_other 7mo ago
Based on what are you saying this?

jdlshore 7mo ago

GP said there is no rule yet, so the answer is “today, yes.” If you’re asking about the future, the answer is “to be determined.” But I think you knew that.

anthonyIPH 7mo ago
Pardon my ignorance, what is GP? If you have other sources please share, I only read this article, which bluntly states "Your current vehicle stays surveillance-free, but shopping for a 2027 model means accepting this digital copilot.".
- gnabgib 7mo ago
  GP=Grandparent.. the comment above the comment on yours.. but there is none.. so I guess we can assume article? There are better ways to phrase like "the article" or even "OP" (Original Poster - assuming poster & author are the same). This isn't a reputable domain though, so probably time to move on.
  - thaumasiotes 7mo ago
    I figure OP stands for "original post", not "original poster".
- jdlshore 7mo ago
  Sorry, I was referring to @vetrom’s comment. I got mixed up on who was replying to who.

roxolotl 7mo ago

It doesn't even have to be that convoluted. Any sudden dangerous situation: natural disaster, break in, medical emergency(positive or negative what about a baby being born) where a car is the only solution and a reasonable, but inebriated, person makes the better of two bad decisions is going to need an override. I don't want to be pessimistic but this really seems like the sort of thing where a few people will die, lawsuits will happen, congress will mandate an override/make it optional, it'll be gone in maybe 10 years. It's madness but seemingly this is how things are done.

Eddy_Viscosity2 7mo ago
More likely is that very expensive cars will have an override switch and cheaper cars won't.