Whenever I almost get hit by a car while I'm walking around San Francisco, I'd say that 8 times out of 10 it's a Prius... so this is definitely welcome.
I've had like 4 cyclists ride into my Prius. It's like a magnet for the unaware.
Toyota automatically stops car before it can hit pedestrian
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#12Hmmm, but is there a way to override this? What if I'm trying to run my car into mannequins?
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#14Hmmm, but is there a way to override this? What if I'm trying to run my car into mannequins?
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#15Whenever I almost get hit by a car while I'm walking around San Francisco, I'd say that 8 times out of 10 it's a Prius... so this is definitely welcome.
I've had like 4 cyclists ride into my Prius. It's like a magnet for the unaware.
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#16But what does it do if five pedestrians jump in front of the car and it has to turn and kill a different one in order to save the five?
(Please note: tongue-in-cheek.)
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I've had like 4 cyclists ride into my Prius. It's like a magnet for the unaware.
Those things sneak up on you! It's surprising how much cyclists and pedestrians rely on engine noise.
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#18Automatically making a decision (that the human is better at making) and potentially causing an accident due to a random sudden stop = bad
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've had like 4 cyclists ride into my Prius. It's like a magnet for the unaware.
Wow that sounds scary. Does the prius have some noise generator you can turn on?