New AEB braking technology would 'make cars safer'

[Andy_Pagin]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/27432184

So yet another bit of technology to protect dangerous drivers from themselves.
I wonder if it will actually recognise bikes or just see straight through us like so many automatic electronic gates and barriers do?
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

It's a complete non-issue. It'll be standard fitment on most cars within 10 years or so just like ABS. No need for more laws.

Has a laser camera on it, so it should see us too. Insurance could get interesting if you hit someone and the system was broken.
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[DrSnoosnoo]

It could save lives, by braking when the driver should be braking anyway ....

The driver then has the excuse I obviously couldn't have stopped because even that system didn't stop me, therefore not my fault.
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Colleague at work has been test driving potential replacement company car for himself.

At least one had an adaptive cruise control (less severe but same principle I expect to the emergency braking system). So if you're on the motorway and the vehicle(s) in fron t slow, as they do, it maintains the gap. Then speeds up again when needed.

I did wonder at the time if it would see a motorcycle. That's sports motorcycle with narrow profile. I'd image (hope) a lardy tourer with hard panniers would be visible.
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[Frodo]

Total stupid system. If you aren't capable of paying attention to what's in front and able to break in time then you should have your licence removed. Better to just keep the idiots off the road

[kramdra]

How does it respond to oncoming traffic? Perhaps you are overtaking a car and it sees one in the distance, will it fuck you up? How about if your a twat and the overtake is lot closer than it should be?

Secondly, most vehicles lose the ability to steer under heavy braking. 99% of the time I would prefer to keep my speed and have agility instead. This system takes away that choice.

I quite like the idea, if the world was perfect it would be great. However the real problem is lazy, hesitant drivers - incapable of split second decision making. Going slow does not make you safer

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[Llama-Farmer]

Great system I think, because sometimes drivers aren't looking... they're too busy texting or playing with a satnav or got their head in the cockpit when they should be looking outside.

BUT... implement additional technology into the car... such as sensors which detect a crash (alongside airbag sensors) which will alert emergency services if it is above a certain severity threshold. And if the AEB takes action... automatically send information to a "shit driver database" which the MIB have access to, so come renewal time you have to pay higher premiums cos you were obviously a higher risk and would have had an accident.


That would then hopefully prevent drivers relying on it, and actively drive to avoid its use, which would lead to an improvement of driving standards over time, as everyone increases distance with the car in front to avoid an AEB incident where they really wouldn't be at fault if there was a domino effect of AEB braking.
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Don't think 'right' has ever been involved in political messages showing they are 'making a difference'!
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[Mudshark]

https://newsthump.com/2014/05/20/audi-owners-claim-new-aeb-brakes-will-let-us-drive-even-closer-to-you/

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