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by Horse
Tue Feb 06, 2024 4:46 pm
Forum: In The News
Topic: I was just following the satnav...
Replies: 21
Views: 1214

Re: I was just following the satnav...

But if the first vehicle to turn down the steps makes it to the bottom would that confirm that the route is passable and therefore valid? If it makes it (and doesn't require recovery) then, on a yes/no scale, it was passable. However, returning to the 'look where you're going' statement. Have a loo...
by Horse
Tue Feb 06, 2024 2:33 pm
Forum: In The News
Topic: I was just following the satnav...
Replies: 21
Views: 1214

Re: I was just following the satnav...

Feels a bit like a solution looking for a problem rather than telling folk to use their eyes? (and taking driving licenses away from folk who can't be bothered to do that). The wider possibilities are almost endless. Ever hit a pothole? One vehicle hits it, reports it to the system, every vehicle t...
by Horse
Tue Feb 06, 2024 1:45 pm
Forum: In The News
Topic: I was just following the satnav...
Replies: 21
Views: 1214

Re: I was just following the satnav...

Ironically, if the full capabilities of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles are introduced, there should only be a single incident. That information would then be shared across the fleet. Well, the fleet with compatible software, that is still eligible (or paying) for updates, yes :roll: That's up to...
by Horse
Tue Feb 06, 2024 1:02 pm
Forum: In The News
Topic: I was just following the satnav...
Replies: 21
Views: 1214

Re: I was just following the satnav...

Bodes well for more pseudo-autonomous stuff coming on line that isn't ready for mass deployment :soap: :hit: A barrier is to be installed at the top of a notorious street in Edinburgh after sat-nav errors repeatedly directed drivers down a set of steps. Ironically, if the full capabilities of Conne...
by Horse
Mon Feb 05, 2024 8:23 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books Books Books!
Replies: 2
Views: 288

Re: Books Books Books!

Taken:
Trackways to Motorways
CRASH
by Horse
Sun Feb 04, 2024 9:41 pm
Forum: In The News
Topic: America, land of the...
Replies: 14
Views: 1007

Re: America, land of the...

No haptic feedback either.
by Horse
Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:12 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books Books Books!
Replies: 2
Views: 288

Books Books Books!

I'm clearing out my book collection, retaining just a few. Here's those that have to go: https://the-ride-info-new.blogspot.com/2024/01/books.html?m=1 The deal is, they're free :) PM me your request(s) and name & address. But ... the fee is a donation, to cover P&P and a reasonable amount pe...
by Horse
Tue Jan 30, 2024 8:57 am
Forum: In The News
Topic: America, land of the...
Replies: 14
Views: 1007

Re: America, land of the...

The Wiki page is interesting: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbag The airbag specifically for automobile use is credited independently to the American John W. Hetrick, who filed for an airbag patent on 5 August 1952. ... In the early 1970s, General Motors began offering cars equipped with airbags...
by Horse
Tue Jan 30, 2024 8:30 am
Forum: In The News
Topic: America, land of the...
Replies: 14
Views: 1007

Re: America, land of the...

vanman wrote:we only got airbags cos. the yanks wouldn't use seatbelts. :twisted:


Although that hardly applies to side curtain, door panel, seat, and knee-height airbags.

Also, IIRC, because of better seatbelt compliance, isn't it the case that European airbags are (or were) smaller than those in US vehicles?
by Horse
Mon Jan 29, 2024 4:44 pm
Forum: In The News
Topic: America, land of the...
Replies: 14
Views: 1007

Re: America, land of the...

Jan 23, 2024 NHTSA TAKES FIRST STEP TOWARD IMPAIRED DRIVING PREVENTION STANDARD TO SAVE LIVES The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has taken the first step toward making impaired-driving prevention technology standard in new passenger vehicles. The Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...

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