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0 pointsbirken3y ago0 comments

To be fair most people who are driving cars aren't towing caravans, so this seems like an extreme edge case.

I heavily use adaptive cruise control and I've never had any issues with it, though I'm always ready to take over in case anything complicated starts happening. It's a nice feature because it saves a lot of energy when the driving is very easy, and then you just drive normally otherwise.

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ClumsyPilot3y ago

> this seems like an extreme edge case

Most ships don't sink, but we still have lifeboats. Most jet engines don't fail, but we still train pilots to land without them.

Its edgecases that kill.

darkwater3y ago

In this particular edge-case, it's the user fault for using a technology not supposed to be used when towing.

ClumsyPilot3y ago

Manufacturer could include a sensor in the towbar.

Did the manufacturer think about this and include a warning? If not, how should the user know?

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0 pointsbirken3y ago0 comments

To be fair most people who are driving cars aren't towing caravans, so this seems like an extreme edge case.

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ClumsyPilot3y ago

> this seems like an extreme edge case

Most ships don't sink, but we still have lifeboats. Most jet engines don't fail, but we still train pilots to land without them.

Its edgecases that kill.

darkwater3y ago

In this particular edge-case, it's the user fault for using a technology not supposed to be used when towing.

ClumsyPilot3y ago

Manufacturer could include a sensor in the towbar.

Did the manufacturer think about this and include a warning? If not, how should the user know?

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