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plattenbau
·5년 전·discuss
Would you say there are any instances where "technological hope" could be a bad thing?
plattenbau
·5년 전·discuss
Sadly, no. Unlike some better fields, the auto industry is incredibly tight-lipped about safety and crash structures. If these in-formal standards were to get out... and if the public were to know how well the industry has cornered the regulators, creating pseudo-standards that technically conform to the safety protocols but functionally make zero difference to consumer/passenger safety... there'd be riots.
plattenbau
·5년 전·discuss
What's gonna be really exciting for people like this is when CTVT, like HIV, eventually transmits to humans.
plattenbau
·5년 전·discuss
Nope. Unlike some better fields, the auto industry is incredibly tight-lipped about safety and crash structures. If these informal standards were to get out... and if the public were to know how well the industry has cornered the regulators, creating pseudo-standards that technically conform to safety protocols but functionally make no difference to consumer/passenger safety... there'd be riots.
plattenbau
·5년 전·discuss
Unfortunately, stories like this are not meant to be taken with the harsh, practical engineer's brain. You're supposed to taste it in your soul, appreciate the message, and move on.
plattenbau
·5년 전·discuss
I think I'd like to unsubscribe from all the "Unrelated, but ..." distraction top-level replies to top comments.

Please just stop.
plattenbau
·5년 전·discuss
Marketing on HN is not cool
plattenbau
·5년 전·discuss
How can you be SO certain that it isn't a technological problem?

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