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Republicans Complain That Cars Have Become Too Safe, Say It Must Be Reversed (futurism.com)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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[–] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Tbh, it would be kind of nice if sensors weren’t put in easily damaged areas of cars. They’re part of why bumpers and tailgates are so much more expensive. I wonder if cars could have all the safety features using a couple little LIDAR and camera packages instead of chips on every piece of plastic.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    Yep I've recently learned that a crushed bumper can total a car, there's thousands of dollars of electronics in there somehow, it's insane. I miss that car.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    that's totaling from an insurance perspective, not from a repairability perspective. if somehow your bumper cost more than like 70% of the car's value then you had a decently old car which would have required very specific parts to fix.

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