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The pinto didn't make it to the "Does this car explode" test because it exploded before it arrived. We can't be sure if it is safe; we haven't been able to test in rear end collisions.Other cars are safe, why do you hate safety?https://t.co/0XNw19yBx7 https://t.co/mFd0qdqD8B
The pinto looks fine. I don't see the problem here.https://t.co/spwSzwD8z6
"we argue that there never was a “decision” to market an unsafe vehicle. Instead, the Pinto is better understood as a routine outcome of distinct organizational subunits, embedded in a larger network of interorganizational relationships." https://t.co/zhwl8yK1Nd
"Corvair relied on an unusually high front to rear pressure differential (15psi front, 26psi rear, when cold; 18 psi and 30psi hot), and if one inflated the tires equally, as was standard practice for all other cars at the time, the result was a dangerous oversteer.[4]" (WIKI) https://t.co/YKNYpWYWTl
At least you had to hit the Pinto."Fieros were exploding at the rate of one for every 508 cars sold, […] Pontiac engineers knew about the problems […] one wrote an urgent memo […] to report that two Fieros had suddenly caught fire during test drives." https://t.co/YPfo6QyC4a
Questo va bene. Va tutto bene. https://t.co/cOCUKyGfnQ
Speaking of a dumpster fire. Your smart car is tracking you."Ulysses can provide our clients with the ability to remotely geolocate vehicles in nearly every country except for North Korea and Cuba on a near real time basis" https://t.co/NnLIUgGBHDhttps://t.co/Gg5DXgPyrC
This is fine."Beaconization—or equipping bicycles and pedestrians with transponder beacons that can be spotted automatically by sensor-equipped cars—has been given the official seal of approval in the U.S."https://t.co/oOiM8w2R0w
Everything is fine."Gain real-time insights into driver behavior, in-car events and conditions, and enable vehicle systems to identify unsafe practices or policy violations and respond effectively."https://t.co/BJkcp2J8G6https://t.co/4CyAJcBOUb https://t.co/ejE0Xt41Gs
