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flemhans • yesterday at 1:46 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

I could see a safety feature where it launches itself into the air to avoid an imminent crash (providing the area above is free)


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Symmetry • yesterday at 6:24 PM

That depends on the landing zone being available in a way that's hard for the onboard safety system to predict. But if the car is, say, spinning out you could use these to restore stability or try to recover from the other sorts of disasters that overpowered cars can end up in even on clear roads.

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tocs3 • yesterday at 2:50 PM

I suppose I can see this also. It sounds horrifying. A head on collision is a pretty terrible thing but having one of the cars suddenly fly 30 feet in the air and crashing into on coming traffic does not sound like a great option. Reminds me of the cybertruck "this would make the perfect post apocalyptic vehicle."

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greedo • yesterday at 9:17 PM

What goes up...