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Mercedes-Benz debuts turquoise exterior lights to indicate the car is self-driving | A visual indicator for other drivers (www.techspot.com)
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Mercedes-Benz debuts turquoise exterior lights to indicate the car is self-driving | A visual indicator for other drivers::undefined

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I'm sorry, but I can't actually imagine that happening where I live.
Do people who cut others off care who's driving?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

He's referring to a group of people they intentionally cut others off and slam on the brakes to induce an accident that they can sue over. And it happens a lot. Dash cams are saviors.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I sure don't

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm sure some people take age, gender, and/or race into consideration when deciding who they can cut off

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You might be giving them too much credit for thinking about what they’re doing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Or you might be underestimating the lengths racists would go to just to inconvenience someone who looks like a foreigner