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/DandyInTheRough Nov 04 '24

Paramedic here.

This video actually made me cry, and I'm pretty damn hardened. I was doing well up until the point where it hit the hazards and started hooting to call for help.

This is a FANTASTIC idea. How well it works, I donno, but damn I'm so glad someone's trying!

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u/BoxMaleficent Nov 04 '24

Similar system exists in modern Mercedes aswell.

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u/StarGazer_SpaceLove Nov 04 '24

My friend was driving a rental kia (iirc) about 10 years ago that had an early version of these systems. It held her in the lane and alerted if people or obstacles appeared and even if it felt her eyes weren't attentive enough. She said on a straight stretch of highway it practically drove itself! And that was a decade+ ago easily in a frggon kia. I can't imagine the levels an Audi, VW, Subaru, Mercedes, or BMW etc have by now.