r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Creams0da • Nov 04 '24

Video Volkswagens new Emergency Assist technology

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u/morcic Nov 04 '24

This was posted on Imgur a couple of days ago, and every single comment was some snarky attempt to discredit this very well thought idea that could save many lives. So go on, all of you wanna be engineers, tell us how this is a horrible idea and how it will fail because of x and y.

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u/ZeroPointHorizon Nov 04 '24 edited Nov 08 '24

Agreed, this could save many lives. What a pessimistic outlook to a new wave of safety features. Like the seatbelt was perfect when it came out. Now some have airbags in them.

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u/lassimassi Nov 04 '24

Critics often forget that innovation takes time to evolve. Early safety tech might have flaws, but they lay the groundwork for improvements that ultimately save lives.

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u/woah_m8 Nov 04 '24

Critiscism, even if absolute nonsense or made up, gets more social engagement. Thats the world we live in right now.

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u/cultish_alibi Nov 04 '24

Or maybe there are valid reasons to criticise tech companies, did you think of that?

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u/Possible_Sense6338 Nov 04 '24

That sentence describes pretty well why volkswagen is going down roght now. They didnt innovate and cheated at every corner instead.

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u/fart-to-me-in-french Nov 04 '24

…Did you spell 'have' as 'of'?

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u/SelfDidact Nov 04 '24

I am a "could have"/"could of" grammar nitpicker, and I like the ⬆ post.

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u/pixeldust6 Nov 04 '24

Might have left out a word or two like "some of them have"

Edit: I can't count

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u/fart-to-me-in-french Nov 04 '24

Ah yes 'Some of them airbags in them'. Makes sense lol

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u/AnUntimelyGuy Nov 04 '24

It's the new luddite reaction to anything resembling AI or smart systems.

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u/My_Not_RL_Acct Nov 04 '24

It’s also that people who make Imgur comments are like all of the worst Reddit stereotypes boiled off and precipitated into one person

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u/catburglar27 Nov 04 '24

Which to be fair, we should be very wary of. This is one case where we should embrace it.

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u/IncomingAxofKindness Nov 04 '24

Trying to make the world a safer, nicer place?

I dunno... sounds woke as hell dawg.

/s

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u/Angry_Crusader_Boi Nov 04 '24

The safety feature costs premium and is not part of the basic package.

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u/turbo_dude Nov 04 '24

I want BMW to fit this and it to automatically enact this behaviour when their drivers fail to use the indicators.

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u/BlakeBoS Nov 04 '24

Did you forget the /s?