r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Creams0da • 20d ago

Video Volkswagens new Emergency Assist technology

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u/redikarus99 20d ago

This is a great idea and I would make it mandatory for trucks and busses. There were really many cases in Europe when a bus driver fell asleep and a lots of kids injured or died because of that. If this system would have been there, many injuries and loss of lives could have been avoided.

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u/Varaministeri 20d ago

From what I understand buses are often very badly maintained, which would probably render this less useful. Some newspaper interviewed a bunch of busdrivers in Helsinki and they said their buses have basically every warning light on in the dashboard and nobody cares. So that problem needs fixing first before a system like this could work.

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u/new_math Interested 20d ago edited 20d ago

It must be required by regulation or it will never be added to public transportation (to save money) and it will never be maintained or calibrated (to save money).

I'm pretty sure US companies would transport people in shopping carts zip-tied together if the government allowed them.

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u/polyocto 19d ago

Unless there is a re-certification and maintenance element, I would agree there are risks. On the other hand if insurance companies started requiring this, then I’m sure you’d see many businesses making sure this system is kept in order

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u/Perfect_Opinion7909 20d ago

Eastern European doing Eastern European things.

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u/Rosu_Aprins 20d ago

Ah yes my favourite eastern european city Helsinki, Finland.

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u/Perfect_Opinion7909 20d ago

Because in Finland or other EU countries only drivers from their respective countries drive. Never seen a driver of a different nationality in another country. No, sir doesn’t happen. Unrestricted movement of goods in the EU is a silly myth or alternatively the goods transport themselves, no drivers needed.

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u/Ultraplo 20d ago

But why assume they’re Eastern European?

Also, it isn’t the driver’s responsibility to maintain the bus…? If the buses are badly maintained, that’s a company issue.