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Old 07-08-2014, 10:22 PM
AndrewJ
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The technology already exists...a number of German cars have had night vision available for several years, which works well at night for detecting threats in the cross path and emergency braking,
All well and good if you drive in a city where everything is perfect.

If you are driving at night in the bush and a roo jumps in front of you, the computer may detect it and put on the brakes, but if the simple laws of physics detemine that the braking force via the tyre to road interface wont stop you in time, you are custard. Its all well and good until it doesnt work.
If you want a self driving car, its simple, get a taxi, bus or train.


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