• Smoogs@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    But they built in a saw blade killswitch if a finger is detected a good decade ago or more. Surely they can apply such technology to cars.

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      2 hours ago

      It hasn’t yet been used without people around who can stop the process if it goes wrong.

    • piecat@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      The sawstop causes mechanical damage that must be repaired if activated. It’s more like an airbag than an e-stop.