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Man trapped inside driverless Waymo car as it spins in circles (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well, what you're describing is an emergency brake, similar to what you have on a train.

[–] grue 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Although I can see how you could argue that the concepts of an "emergency stop" and an "emergency brake" aren't technically completely identical in every respect (consider e.g. the difference between the emergency stop on a regular table saw vs. the blade brake on a SawStop), I think distinguishing between them in this case entails more nuance than actually exists.

Besides, I'm arguing for a system that would brake the wheels and shut off power to the whole car anyway.