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DoorDashers are getting paid to close Waymo's self-driving car doors (www.engadget.com)
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[–] 63 points 8 months ago (10 children)

They have self-driving cars, but self-closing doors is still at least 10-15 years away.

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago (8 children)

    I imagine there would be a gigantic list of safety concerns for self-closing doors.

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  • [–] 18 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

    They already exist though? There are a bunch of EVs with servos in their doors. You can still overpower it just like you can an auto closing trunk

    edit: and they can also have proximity sensors, i know cadillac does that and their implementation is hyper vigilant, will stop the front door even if you're next to the pillar

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  • [–] 15 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Eh, we already have self closing trunks. As long as they are programmed correctly (not by Tesla) they sense resistance and stop.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

    I don't think programming is a problem, auto closing trunks and doors aren't strong enough. You can test that on any self closing trunk door, it will sound and feel awful but they're not strong at all.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    They absolutely are strong enough to break fingers. The Tesla dumpster is famous for cutting into fingers with the self closing trunk

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago

    Tesla isn't a good example of how anything is done in the industry, but rather of how not to do it.

    I don't doubt Tesla's doors are designed to mutilate their customers, much like they're designed to trap them inside in the event of a fire, probably because Musk's ketamine addled brain though it'd be funny, but that's not how any other company would do it, even if only because because lawsuits cost money and weaker locks are cheaper.

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago*

    I've seen cars with self-closing doors though. Also I'm not sure where the safety consideration would come in since we have self closing building doors right now and no one seems to get cut in half by those.

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