On 2008-12-04, Steve > wrote:
> Brent wrote:
>> On 2008-12-04, Steve > wrote:
>>> Brent wrote:
>>>
>>>> with computer controls it would be entirely software to shut down the
>>>> car now.
>>> And the first time someone gets killed because he didn't have the choice
>>> of sacrificing his engine to get to a safe spot....
>>
>> I wasn't implying a hard cut off, 'now' meant in the present day.
>>
>
> Yes... but does it make a difference? If the computer shuts the car off
> 'now' or 'in 30 seconds,' its still out of the driver's control. I know
> you mentioned an override switch, but I can still see the lawsuits
> flying. "I got all scared when the warning went off, I couldn't find the
> switch, so I looked around for it and hit a guardrail while I was
> looking down, and then a truck hit me, my passenger was killed and I'm
> paralyzed. The carmaker owes me 300 million dollars."

What do these idiots do when the ignition module cuts out?

Or better yet, when the engine ultimately siezes up from overheating?