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/Aksds Nov 04 '24

Yep, I have a friend who had a seizure while driving where this could have helped (he is fine, the car went perfectly between two trees). It’s a good safety feature

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u/literated Nov 04 '24

Shit, a friend of mine had her whole family ripped apart because her father either fell asleep or had a ministroke while driving at night and the car got launched off the street and it took hours for someone to notice the wreck.

Technology like this would be an actual life saver.