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Old 10-26-2017, 03:22 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JockoT View Post
At 60 mph the car travels 60 feet before the driver actually hits the brakes (UK Highway Code). This is classed as the Thinking Distance before the driver reacts and hits the brakes. So if you can reduce that, and Automatic Braking can...
But that's the question, isn't it? CAN automatic braking reduce that reaction time significantly? Computers aren't instantaneous. Simple tasks can be carried out quickly: complex tasks like image processing and threat detection & recognition take a lot longer.
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