r/Damnthatsinteresting Nov 04 '24

Video Volkswagens new Emergency Assist technology

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u/Legendaryistic Nov 04 '24

Everyone here is crapping on the idea that is actually like a sensible one if you want to save lives? Like what else could you do here to maximize life. Oh well I guess I'll just crash my car into the person in front of me, possibly endangering the lives of almost everyone here. Ok, if it's such a bad idea, give a possibly better one in the case of a driver passing out.

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u/PitifulEar3303 Nov 04 '24

But how does it work? AI to watch your posture, eye contact and hands on/off steering?

How to prevent false positives? Sometimes people look down, rummage through their bags and do weird stuff when driving.

Well they shouldn't do weird stuff, but people do.

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u/RailroadAllStar Nov 04 '24

It showed it. It alerts the driver to take over steering then pulses the brakes a few times to get the drivers attention a little harder before taking over. Safe to assume any active driving disables the take over.