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10 Automakers to Add Automatic Emergency Braking on All Vehicles
ABC13.com (Houston, TX) ^ | 09/11/2015 | DANIEL STEINBERGER

Posted on 09/11/2015 2:22:40 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Ten major car manufacturers have committed to making automatic emergency braking a standard feature on all new vehicles.

The announcement was made by administrator Mark Rosekind of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at the dedication of a new expanded testing facility at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in Ruckersville, Virginia.

Roskekind called it "a new era in safety technology."

The 10 companies are Audi, BMW, Ford, GM, Mazda, Mercedes Benz, Tesla, Volkswagen, Toyota and Volvo.

(Excerpt) Read more at abc13.com ...


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What happens to the non-automatically braking vehicle behind the automatically braking vehicle?
1 posted on 09/11/2015 2:22:40 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

How do I turn it off?


2 posted on 09/11/2015 2:23:35 PM PDT by Ingtar (Capitulation is the enemy of Liberty, or so the recent past has shown.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Do.

Not.

Want.


3 posted on 09/11/2015 2:23:39 PM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Should be no different than current, you need to maintain “assured clear distance” as they called it in driver training.


4 posted on 09/11/2015 2:24:35 PM PDT by nascarnation (C. Edmund Wright says I'm a moron)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

This will not end well.


5 posted on 09/11/2015 2:25:10 PM PDT by ElkGroveDan (My tagline is in the shop.)
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To: Ingtar

Hopefully by pulling a fuse. Its how I deal with my ABS.


6 posted on 09/11/2015 2:25:57 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

What could possibly go wrong?


7 posted on 09/11/2015 2:26:23 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Sweet! The new automatic carjacking feature is going work just wonderfully for carjackers!

They’ll cut in front of you on the road, slam on the brakes, automatically stop your car, kill you, and then take your car!


8 posted on 09/11/2015 2:27:26 PM PDT by MeganC (The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

So if you want to rob someone just step in front of their car.


9 posted on 09/11/2015 2:27:27 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Another ‘feature’ that will probably be vulnerable to hacking and a danger to everyone on the road.

But if it saves one child’s life...


10 posted on 09/11/2015 2:27:49 PM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

No more pushing/towing cars stuck in the snow. You’ll have to call the tow truck or leave it until spring.


11 posted on 09/11/2015 2:29:47 PM PDT by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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This dovetails nicely with the reports of the guy who figured out he could activate the automatic braking on remote vehicles with (IIRC) a laser pointer and a arduino.

Beyond the vandal implications this could have serious terrorist possibilities. Simple device on the side of a major interstate at rush hour before a holiday weekend triggered by a cell phone. Would only take a small percentage of cars to suddenly lock up their brakes and traffic would be backed up for miles. Could effectively shut down a major city either as the action itself, or as a prelude to trap everyone downtown prior to a larger event.


12 posted on 09/11/2015 2:30:54 PM PDT by chrisser (This space for rent.)
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To: Ingtar

Pull fuses. Cut wires. Ignore lights.


13 posted on 09/11/2015 2:31:27 PM PDT by Crazieman (Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

One more step to self driving cars.


14 posted on 09/11/2015 2:31:34 PM PDT by discostu (dream big and dance a lot)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Sometimes the way to avoid an accident is to speed up and get around the hazard.


15 posted on 09/11/2015 2:31:49 PM PDT by grania
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To: MeganC

Wow.


16 posted on 09/11/2015 2:31:55 PM PDT by Ray76 (Mitch McConnell - leader of the Death To America Caucus)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

How about we make hitting a vehicle a little more expensive that it is now?? Obviously it isn’t expensive enough as people do it all too often.

Maybe hit a car, lose the license for 1 year?? Maybe allow insurance companies to double your premiums?? Maybe jail someone for two accidents in 5 years?? How about we enforce the distracted driving laws??


17 posted on 09/11/2015 2:33:07 PM PDT by CodeToad (If it weren't for physics and law enforcement I'd be unstoppable!)
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To: MeganC

So what do you do currently when someone does that, tap them in the rear bumper like Earnhardt and watch them spin into the median?


18 posted on 09/11/2015 2:33:34 PM PDT by nascarnation (C. Edmund Wright says I'm a moron)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“automatic emergency braking!?”

what could possibly go wrong?


19 posted on 09/11/2015 2:34:48 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (up)
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To: grania

Certainly steering around the hazard, when possible is a better idea than just putting on the brakes. And you will probably need to punch it a little to get clear.


20 posted on 09/11/2015 2:35:20 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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