News outlets like to pretend that cessation of further attacks is failure. We started the war with a Tomahawk missile which killed 168 people, more than 100 school children. Destroyed apartments, hospitals, bridges, water supply. Continuing that shit would have been a success? A victory?
You make some good points but I really disagree with your statement that auto deaths are caused by drivers inability to use their cars features. Yes most fatalities are probably avoidable and are caused by bad and distracted drivers. But your example of back up cameras being unnecessary is a poor one. They are mandated because children walk behind cars and they're too small to see in mirrors. With headlights, a driver cannot adjust their headlights to be less bright if they are already on low. These intelligent lights don't just control high and low beams. They will actually black out a circle so that the beams don't shine at other cars but shine around them.
The issue is really that modern headlights are too bright. LED headlights are great but their output needs to be limited. Consumers should have a choice between vehicles with headlights that are less bright and vehicles with intelligent headlights.
Intelligent car headlights can cost as little as $200 to produce.
I understand what you are saying about added complexity and difficulty to replace.
This is a matter of public safety though. People die because they are blinded by other drivers headlights. It's also a quality of life issue. Nobody is happy with the brightness of modern headlights.
I mentioned the car stereo as an example because the components are ridiculously cheap to produce. Terrible quality tweeters that are installed in Bose and Harmon Kardon systems cost about $3 per pair to produce. If you want to buy OEM replacement you pay about $120, for the same $3 speakers.
While there won't be a big aftermarket selling compatible headlights I think car makers will be installing them at cost into every car, rather than profiting from people who select an expensive and overpriced add-on.
They cost $2,000 in a market where it's considered a luxury upgrade. They wouldn't cost the vendor that much if they were standard on every vehicle. Look at the price of upgraded stereo systems in cars. The components cost about $100 and they charge customers over $1, 000 as an add-on.
They will require you to provide an alternate phone number in order to get a cellular service? So you can't get a phone number unless you already have a phone number?
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The first thing that comes to mind is Toyota's philosophy of gradual improvement. Toyota cars sometimes fall behind with new technology but their caution ensures their cars are reliable and provide the best long term customer experience.
Another thing that comes to mind is the term "in progress" which is widely used in manufacturing and it just means that it's being done. It's not sophisticated or difficult to think about.
Is this some kind of joke? My aunt Lisa has worked on a farm for 40 years doing back breaking work and has multiple ruptured disks and numbness in her feet. Carrying firewood and bags of chicken seed all day would send you home to your Gameboy and warm blanket. I bet you wouldn't even last a day. I bet you wouldn't even try because you're probably on the Atkins diet and afraid to eat real food. My aunt Lisa has broken her body farming. She is tough and strong and you will never be like her. I bet you would be too scared to show this meme to her.
Does it include shrimp scampi?