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ULTIMATE ANTI CRASH - Fifth Gear

Fifth Gear · 3.2M views · 2013-07-05 · 7:41

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Overview

A Fifth Gear segment in which Tiff Needell tests autonomous emergency braking systems in the Mercedes S Class, Volvo V40 and VW up!. The cars are driven toward an inflatable dummy car to see how each system performs.

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HN uses it as a real-world test of anti-collision systems in discussions of Tesla Autopilot and self-driving safety.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2016–2019

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Cars, EVs & motorcyclesSelf-driving & autonomous vehicles
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fifth gearcollision avoidancevolvodriver assistancecar testing

What people said

tim333 · 2019-05 · Reference

Here's a TV show trying them at 55mph and 60mph, though with a slow moving object. The Volvo still works quite well at 60. [VIDEO]

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Animats · 2018-10 · Reference

A lot of cars have Lane Keep Assist and Automatic Cruise Control, but most are not nearly good enough to rely on. Yes. Here's a road test, from 2013, of three anti-collision systems.[1] These things are all over the place on performance. As many Tesla crashes and deaths have demonstrated, Tesla's system won't stop for stationary obstacles. (Road barrier, street sweeper, stalled car, fire truck - the list goes on.) There needs to be a minimum performance standard for these things. A reasonable minimum goal is to mitigate collisions down to a 35MPH difference or less. With seat belts, air bags, and crush depth, almost anything below 35 MPH is survivable now. [1] [VIDEO]

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jaclaz · 2018-06 · Reference

JFYI, a (five year old) video from "Fifth Gear": [VIDEO] I simply love the inflated "dummy car".

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