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   goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Friday, 08-Sep-2023 05:23:38 JST goatsarah

   • Eli the Bearded
   • Andreas K
   • Marty Fouts
   • RobCornelius
   @MartyFouts @elithebearded @yacc143 @robcornelius and if they’re looking at driving assistance systems, then I will note that they routinely try to kill you. It’s just that the driver interrupts them in the act (source: have one)
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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Friday, 08-Sep-2023 06:41:36 JST goatsarah

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     • Eli the Bearded
     • Andreas K
     • Marty Fouts
     • RobCornelius

     @MartyFouts @elithebearded @yacc143 @robcornelius for me the benefit of active systems is that they are immensely valuable in keeping you fresh on a long journey by reducing cognitive load.

     This more than compensates for the occasional blip where they try to kill you at 120kph and you have to intervene to stop that.

     But they absolutely still do it. Not often, but dead is dead, right?

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     Marty Fouts (martyfouts@mastodon.online)'s status on Friday, 08-Sep-2023 06:41:37 JST Marty Fouts

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     • Eli the Bearded
     • Andreas K
     • RobCornelius

     @goatsarah @elithebearded @yacc143 @robcornelius There are active and passive assistance systems. Passive systems like backup cameras and blind spot warning are safer than no assistance. I don’t know specifics of active systems but they seem to vary widely in quality. But certainly they can all cause problems especially lane following and automatic emergency brakes. I have had a Subaru attempt to counter my steering on ice and nearly crashed as a result. Traction control makes me cringe.