Why don't cars switch themselves off if they run out of oil or coolant? It is funny watching them try to keep going though.
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A computer will shut down or throttle if the CPU overheats, yet car manufacturers don't have a clue.Cars should cut out if they run out of vital fluids!
Jan 12, 2022
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they rely on a good male driver....a wummin will just keep going
If you got a decent car you would know that the ECU will indeed initially go into limp mode and lots of flashing lights warning you of impending damage.
The manufacturers daren't cut the engine completely because of potential safety issues.
You mean a really modern car. This tech should have been in cars 50 years ago. If it can put up a warning light, it can shut itself off.
Yes, because it's much safer to let the engine seize so you skid off the road into oncoming traffic. For f*ck's sake! A loss of power is not dangerous, it's the safest thing to do!
Do you think aircraft engines should automatically shut down if they overheat or run out of fluids?
John
Slight difference, no engine in an aircraft means falling out of the sky, no engine in a car means slowing to a stop. Just how much further do you think you can drive when your engine is overheating? It can kill it in 30 seconds.
That's actually quite a good idea, if roads moved like conveyor belts, there would be no pollution and no accidents.
indeed...but open to sabitage ....
Commander Kinsey snipped-for-privacy@nospam.com wrote
Wrong, as always.
Or having a serious accident.
In your case, you were stupid enough to think that was forever.
And you were stupid enough to ignore that.
Commander Kinsey snipped-for-privacy@nospam.com wrote
Nope, dope.
Wrong, as always.
Not sure what you'd gain from sabotaging that, any more than anything else.
Ever hear of "limp mode"?
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This is common knowledge, unless it's a light aircraft. Pretty hard to bring a 747 down safely with no power. Even if you can, chances are, no runway big enough just there.
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Ignore what? I got no warning.
Only on posh new cars. This should have been invented decades ago.
That would make a great film, why has nobody done so?
Commander Kinsey snipped-for-privacy@nospam.com wrote
Wasn't feasible until they had computer control.
not that great a story and ending to it that's why
No pollution? Where does the energy come from for these "conveyor belts".
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