• Smoogs@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    But they built in a saw blade killswitch if a finger is detected a good decade ago or more. Surely they can apply such technology to cars.

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      2 days ago

      The sawstop causes mechanical damage that must be repaired if activated. It’s more like an airbag than an e-stop.

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      2 days ago

      It hasn’t yet been used without people around who can stop the process if it goes wrong.

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        1 day ago

        And yet things like robovaccums have. The sawblade has to detect the right material. Meanwhile Robot vaccums just have to detect anything in its path to then stop. And it has a bumper. And ring cameras can detect motion. As well as dashboard cameras. Dont see why any of this technology cannot be used in car doors just to detect anything in it’s path.