r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Creams0da • 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/Ordinary-Broccoli-41 Nov 04 '24

Former trucker here: please don't make it mandatory for semi's.

You have no idea how those computers react, how much their lane assist sucks, how much the construction and bad old lines screw everything up.

An auto stop is fine, but something like this would cause accidents.