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The tech exists, and vehicles on the road already have it, yet a consortium of carmakers doesn’t want to make this lifesaving equipment standard. The reason is as old as the hills—money.

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[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm all for forcing manufacturers to implement these safety features but you damn well better make a fuckin law that says they can't pass the cost onto the consumer.

Getting tired of shit going up in price by a few thousand dollars every time something is added.

Although tbf I honestly think traffic laws should be much more strict and be taken much more seriously.

[–] MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

If you force them to spend hundreds to thousands installing a LIDAR system in each vehicle why can't they get that money back?

Enforcing traffic laws would be the cheaper solution

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

More policing is never the cheaper solution.

[–] MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world -1 points 3 weeks ago

Versus installing high hundreds to low thousands in each car? Im not sure you are correct in that assertion

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Because they have the money to spare. And if they don't why are they always reporting record profits?

[–] MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

The US auto sector is experiencing record profits? Since when did that start? There was a blip during covid but most have been down since 2008 or so.

[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

The auto industry is absolutely not posting record profits

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 4 points 3 weeks ago

Too late, the ultracapitalists already won America. We're all fucked.