• Zron@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    So in my town there’s a speed trap that goes from 45 to 30, downhill. I slow down gradually especially when there’s snow.

    Will this system communicate such things to the car? Or will the car automatically stomp on the breaks and potentially cause a spin out or collision?

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      10 months ago

      My assumption would it be would work by limiting acceleration rather than enforced braking which could be dangerous. But we’ll have to see what system they come up with.

      I think this has almost no chance of becoming law anyway.

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        10 months ago

        Limiting acceleration could also be a safety issue in certain scenarios

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          10 months ago

          Not limiting it is already a safety issue. It’s almost unthinkable that these situations would be more frequent or dangerous than speeding already is. But I’m curious what scenarios you are referring to. I can’t think of anything that is likely to happen with any regularity.

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            10 months ago

            “But what if there’s a nuclear attack followed by a tsunami!?!” vs. “speeding drivers regularly kill people”. These aren’t legit worries people have, they’re excuses because they regularly speed and get upset that they might be compelled not to.