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Drivers Tend To Kill Pedestrians At Night. Thermal Imaging May Help.::Pedestrian automatic emergency braking (AEB), which may become mandatory on U.S. cars in the future, tends to not perform well in the dark.

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[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Every automated car I've driven behaves like this. I don't buy it's a calibration issue (there's nothing to calibrate from what I've read on wiring diagrams, as that's not how auto manufacturers roll - they build components for things like this to be replaced).

For example, I haven't heard of headlight aiming in forever, though it's something that used to be done with a relatively simple tool. And it's way simpler to do than calibrate a complex radar system for a car.

This automation simply isn't quite ready for the real world, and I'd bet manufacturers are collecting data from many of these cars (so many have a connection back to the manufacturer via cell).

[-] Cort@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I'm only trained to calibrate the camera systems that tell you when you've drifted out of the lane, but the tool I use is capable of calibrating radar systems if you buy the more expensive accessory package. I'm certain because I have to scroll past the instructions for radar when pulling up instructions/parameters for Lane watch.

Also, for what it's worth the sensors CAN be replaced, but they still have to go through an initial calibration/programming once installed into the car.

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