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Jason P

Interesting ...

Autonomous Brakes May Have Stopped Berlin Truck Attacker from Killing More

Earlier this month, 12 people were killed and dozens more were injured when an attacker drove a stolen truck through a crowded Christmas market in Berlin. If it hadn’t been for an automatic brake system mandated by European Union rules, however, last week’s tragedy could have been even worse.

According German media, investigators say the truck ground to a halt less than 300 feet after its autonomous brakes sensed a collision. Early reports suggested the truck’s injured driver may have stopped the vehicle, but authorities later said he had been mortally wounded before the attack began.

In 2012, the EU passed regulations requiring newly manufactured heavy vehicles to come equipped with advanced emergency braking (AEB) systems, which “detect the possibility of a collision with a preceding vehicle, warn the driver by a combination of optical, acoustic or haptic signals and, if the driver takes no action, automatically apply the vehicle’s brakes.”

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gizmodo.com/autonomous-brakes-may-have-stopped-berlin-truck-attacke-1790571821

HughFreakingDillon

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eddiec

The thread should be titled Autonomous Brakes.

HughFreakingDillon

eddiec said:

The thread should be titled Autonomous Brakes.

that's a great name for a band.