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mostapha

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    Comment #2794721

    And if they're running through a red light, that means the cross street has a green. The pedestrian might be in slightly less danger if the car reacts properly. But then the car st…

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    Comment #2794706

    Headsets would also decrease your ability to hear other things. You'd hear the prius with the transmitter but not the real cars or other pedestrians or bicycles. Dumb idea.

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    Comment #2794693

    You don't make the decision to drive and then that's it. At any point, you can decide "i'm too tired," and pull off. Take a nap in your car. Let someone else drive if you're not al…

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    Comment #2794656

    Once again, they won't benefit if the systems aren't a hell of a lot better than Mercedes was capable of producing in 2006. And unless you know what's going on "under the hood" wel…

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    Comment #2794590

    Driving at a high level is one thing. It requires a lot of skill and concentration. Not killing people is completely different: it requires basic skills and some small measure of m…

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    Comment #2794563

    No, I don't. I'd rather he have to take responsibility for his actions and decide whether he really needs to take that chance instead of thinking "it's okay that I'm exhausted…my c…

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    Comment #2794348

    That's interesting, because Mercedes's Traction Control system almost killed me one night. Apparently it's possible to accidentally induce a very slight but controllable oversteer …

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    Comment #2691573

    You know it clearly says to enter your email address in the input field, right? Of course "password" hasn't shown up in the database…it's not an email address.