Re: [SystemSafety] Another runaway car

From: David Crocker < >
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:06:09 +0000

In light aircraft, it is generally a mandatory requirement that the circuit breaker in the power line to the autopilot is of the pullable variety, providing a way of disabling the autopilot if the on/off switch doesn't work. It seems strange to me that in cars, no alternate method for disabling cruise control is provided.

David Crocker, Escher Technologies Ltd.
http://www.eschertech.com
Tel. +44 (0)20 8144 3265 or +44 (0)7977 211486

On 14/02/2013 09:33, Peter Bernard Ladkin wrote:
> Something similar seems to happen in France every so often.
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> Whatever the cause, why can't a driver just turn the engine off?
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> If that is not possible, shouldn't it be a required safety feature on
> road vehicles that it be possible?
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> http://gu.com/p/3dmnt
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> PBL
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> Bielefeld, 33594 Bielefeld, Germany
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