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Originally Posted by niky
Something Mercedes found out, to its dismay, when it demonstrated its radar-equipped automatic safety system inside a steel structure and...
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As did Volvo, after they had merely disconnected the battery during preps for their test.
It goes to show how simple, yet unforeseen things dramatically affect this safety equipment.
It's going to happen more often when these systems are out in the wild, rather than in sort-of controlled environments.
It's still happening in aviation, where a single airplane can cost as much as the development cost of a new car ...