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Originally Posted by JSH
Unfortunately manufacturers have to plan for stupid people and misuse of their products.
If you recall about a decade ago Toyota paid out $1.2 billion in a settlement for "unintended acceleration". There was nothing wrong with the cars - people just put in aftermarket floor mats that could catch on the accelerator pedal. Then people freaked out and didn't brake hard to a stop or shift into neutral. Completely driver error but Toyota still had to pay out more than a billion to make it go away.
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Hence why autopilot may some day become mandatory in all vehicles (once the bugs are worked out of course).