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Originally Posted by sendler
My big reservation to adding all of this tech to cars is that it is jacking up the price. Of the car and for insurance because the amounts and frequency of totals from a collision are higher. Too bad we feel the need to make our cars "fool" proof since this is another example of how we are moving to a world where more poor people cannot afford to get where they are going.
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It’s optional equipment on most cars, and the expense will come down over time and eventually result in less collisions and lower insurance premiums.
Most of the features are a marginal parts expense to existing systems. Since the power steering already has an electric motor for example, then it’s a small matter to use it to steer automatically.
It’s a logical evolution of technology.