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Volvo hops to kangaroo crash research
« on: November 02, 2015, 10:17:32 am »
Swedish automaker to adapt pedestrian detection tech to "see" kangaroos
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Re: Volvo hops to kangaroo crash research
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2015, 11:38:40 am »
Thought Aussies had the fix.

   
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Re: Volvo hops to kangaroo crash research
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2015, 01:55:54 pm »
Haha. Maybe Volvo's trolling us and this is what they actually have planned.
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Re: Volvo hops to kangaroo crash research
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2015, 10:30:27 am »
I think it's great - not only for Aussieland, but the idea there is that Volvo already focuses its prevention systems on animals in addition to pedestrians.  Sure, they also stop for blowing plastic bags, but at least the system works, unlike Mazda's:

https://youtu.be/PF0AcyMFtMA?t=25
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Re: Volvo hops to kangaroo crash research
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2015, 11:06:56 am »
Couldn't they just tie all the kangaroos down.... Sport ??? ...it's a case of Didgerri_DO...or Didgerir_DON'T
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