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Originally Posted by Galane
The one untested (AFAIK) potential gotcha of platooning or 'training' of road vehicles is how well they handle a sudden problem like the lead vehicle coming to a sudden stop due to running into a vehicle that cuts over and hits it or one that hits it head on.
How many of the closely following vehicles will crash before the software can bring them to a stop?
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Platooning autonomously has been in test many years.
When one vehicle crashes they pretty much all do unless the speed drop is within the braking capabilities of the vehicles .
That said they all brake at the same time so it’s less likely all crash and the damage is less then if it was human drivers, but in a head on scenario a lot of damage is still not avoidable.