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Why haven't car manufacturers standardized automatic brake lights when a built in accelerometer detects deceleration?

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Omgpwnies@lemmy.world
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Some EVs and hybrids have a ‘one foot driving’ mode where if you take your foot off the gas, it does start to actively brake and you will eventually come to a complete stop. Technology Connections did a video on it a little while back, showing how it can be bad if the brake lights aren’t programmed to come on in this situation.

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1371113@lemmy.world
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Most have KERS. This is what it is. My brake lights go on when it hits a certain % of KERS full effect.

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