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Feds Want to Drop Requirement for Autonomous Cars to Have a Brake Pedal (www.nhtsa.gov)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 22 points 4 months ago (1 child)

I'm a sane world, removing the brake pedal (etc) would only occur after extended disuse. When the technology is mature enough and so reliable that it's a wasted feature that never gets used, and hasn't been used in a long time.

Not when the technology is brand new and this is something still needed on a regular basis.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Likely to still be used in a maintenance or emergency situation where the electronics are dead. If the vehicle has to be moved and a winch isn't available a brake is pretty much a necessity. Anyone who's had to push a car out of a lane of travel knows this.

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