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Land Rover's automonomous emergency braking (AEB) feature may be disabled without any warning light indicating there's a problem.
The issue is believed to only affect 86 Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, and Discovery vehicles.
The automaker says a driver won't know the system isn't working, a problem Land Rover says can be fixed by updating the software.
Pro tip: never assume autonomous braking is going to work. A recall starting on November 9th will update the vehicle's software to fix the problem.
keep reading article "Automatic Emergency Braking May Be Disabled in an Emergency"How do you know an autonomous car is really going to stop when you're crossing the road?
Jaguar and Land Rover think the answer is to slap a pair of
creepyvirtual eyes on the front of the car.Engineers have been working with cognitive psychologists to better understand how "friendly-faced eye pods" will give pedestrians confidence the self-driving vehicle sees them as they wait to cross a street.
👀The eyes will look right at you to give you the sense that it's safe to cross the road. Of course, it might also give you the sense that you're being sized up for the eventual robot takeover.
keep reading article "Land Rover Puts Virtual Eyes on Self-Driving Vehicle"