• NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de
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    14 hours ago

    Idea: cars all have too much AI in them anyway, let’s make good use of it. If a car detects that the driver turns or changes lanes without signaling 5 times in a row, it caps the speed to 50 km/h (or 30 in an urban area) for 5 minutes. Make this a mandatory safety feature in all new cars, like how they make noises if you don’t wear a seatbelt.

    • explodicle@sh.itjust.works
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      The fact that modern cars are backseat drivers but not competent drivers is why I don’t own a car anymore. Don’t get me wrong, I used signals, but it’s a million little nitpicks that add up. They’re features for other people, not the user, that I’m only buying because I have no real choice. Heaven forbid any actual legal enforcement of those rules by people - it must be done by making products more annoying.

      Cars (and humans) can either drive for me or STFU about my driving.

    • Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de
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      9 hours ago

      Lets not make it unsafe for other people.

      Just add a really loud horn every time they forget their turn signal.

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        Unironically, this is the best solution. Make it more annoying to not use the signal than to use it. Shake the wheel, sound an alarm, nudge back into the lane. Make using turn signals the selfish option. Lots of cars already do this to some small extent.

      • NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de
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        12 hours ago

        How do you detect these occurrences then? You can’t differentiate a lane change from a curving road without analyzing the environment.

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            10 hours ago

            I mean you do if you want investors pumped up while you plan your golden parachute exit

        • Get_Off_My_WLAN@fedia.io
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          10 hours ago

          Back when I had a car, it had lane-keeping assistance. It followed road lines and edges automatically, which meant it also resisted turning into any lines and edges it detected if you didn’t have your signal on. Could probably keep a counter for lane changes and turns at marked intersections.