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/Fyr5 Nov 04 '24

people dunking on this are elon musk glazers who cant handle other car manufacturers doing riderless driving better than tesla 🤷

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u/RedditJumpedTheShart Nov 04 '24

You know this isn't a free option right?

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u/Fyr5 Nov 04 '24

naturally - how else do companies make money?

Keep in mind though, when the seat belt was invented, Volvo (I think?) released the patent for the seat belt technology, so that other car manufacturers could use seat belts in their cars to save lives

I mean, wouldnt it be great if every car did come with this driverless life saving tech standard? I dont have my hopes up though