Comments on: Nissan brakes for you

New safety feature aims to make up for slow human reflexes, soften blow in crashes.

[kingstx]

Nissan thinks women are more apt?

Why is this article in the Feminine? Surely either c|net - or Nissan has a bias.

[ibaniski]

Quit whining...

I am sure if the article used "he" instead of "she" you would have said that it implies that men are the ones who drive (i.e. it implies that women don't/shouldn't drive).

c|net just reported a news, and your comment is totally useless.

[rhomboid1]

It's the writer of the article...

The writer of the article has chosen to gear it(the article) towards the "Feminine" or women readers. Not the best move on the writers part, but I think she is trying to make a point to/about the patriarchal system of writing...geared towards men. Most articles written by man, and some women have phrases like "He did this" and "Should he want to", or "His car...". In my opinion, all articles and writings should incorporate both genders, i.e., HE/SHE, HER/HIS, to be fare and non-bias.

Cheers!

[steves10]

Mommy-izing the driving experience...

Yeah, Nissan, please do EVERYTHING for me, but thanks ever so much for allowing me to retain control, if I really must.

This will result in more accidents, and in less able drivers. Let the terminally stupid and hopelessly inept klutzes of the world have Mommy-Nissan drive their cars for them. Never mind driver training, just get your anti-lock, collision avoidance equipped Nissan to obviate the need for any skill or attention to what your doing.

Great.

[sbwinn]

Just how good are your reflexes?

A computer and a good sensor array can respond in milliseconds.
By comparison, it takes eons just to get your foot off the gas pedal
and onto the brake.

You may not like it, but someday in the not too distant future a
computer will drive your car better than you do.

[Dalkorian]

exactly

Steves10 posted this thought:

"Never mind driver training, just get your anti-lock, collision
avoidance equipped Nissan to obviate the need for any skill or
attention to what your doing"

Exactly. This kind of technology will just allow the idiots of the
world to keep chatting on the phone, applying makeup,
munching on chips and text messaging their loser friends, all
while moving in a 3,000 lb missle cruising at 70 MPH. And WHEN
they cause a big accident (note I didn't say IF, I said WHEN), they
can turn around and sue Nissan for not avoiding the crash for
them.

I truly hope this car does NOT make it to the world. We have
enough problems accepting responsibility for our actions
already.

[alainassaf]

Wrong audience

This technology is pointed squarely at our aging Baby Boomer population.

[danielz40]

Push back

I hope they did a lot of testing on this. To me, when something pushes, I push back. I always thought that a natural reaction. If I'm pushing on a pedal and it pushes me, I'm pushing back. Even if I don't want to go faster.
I wish drivers would just learn to drive, pay attention, and learn to stop the car on their own.

[rhomboid1]

Touché

Touché

[bobcode]

text messaging lockout

At least they don't have text messaging lockout/blocking.

[mrbroncosfan]

Grammar

HE/SHE, etc is grammatically incorrect, fyi.