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Volvo Trucks - Emergency braking at its best!

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What it is

A one-minute Volvo Trucks demo of the Collision Warning with Emergency Brake system on a fully loaded 40-ton tractor-trailer, avoiding a rear-end collision on a test track.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited as a real-world example of automatic emergency braking already working on heavy trucks.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2013, last 2015

What HN commenters said

  1. “Here's a really impressive video of it in action on a semi-truck”

    Impressive demonstration of emergency braking on a semi-truck

    irl_zebra, 2015-09 · Recommendation · in “Meet Model X”

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Topics: volvo trucks, collision avoidance, safety systems, trucking

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