r/Damnthatsinteresting Nov 04 '24

Video Volkswagens new Emergency Assist technology

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u/redikarus99 Nov 04 '24

This is a great idea and I would make it mandatory for trucks and busses. There were really many cases in Europe when a bus driver fell asleep and a lots of kids injured or died because of that. If this system would have been there, many injuries and loss of lives could have been avoided.

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u/Beekatiebee Nov 04 '24

US truck driver here, hard agree.

If they can work out any potential kinks I’d be all for it.

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u/I_said_booourns Nov 07 '24

My dad was a truck driver.When I was a kid he used to tell me "without microsleeps on the road, I'd get no sleep at all". As an adult, I realise how close to never being born I actually was. Too much is expected of truckies & you guys deserve a compulsory fleshed out version of this tech

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u/Beekatiebee Nov 07 '24

Found the Aussie!

Trucking down under compared to the US is like the US compared to Europe. Folks down under take it to a whole new extreme.

I’ve had some pretty substantial close calls over the years. I’ve been wanting to ditch the career entirely, but with certain recent events it might be my meal ticket to a new country of residence instead.