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EU next, please.
Bright headlights and combined brake/turn signals too please
Don't get me started on that, stupid direct led brakes lights should be outright illegal. They literally blind every following car behind, specially if the windshield is dirty or foggy.
How those damn things got approved in the first place is ~~beyond my understanding~~ corruption.
Clean your windows 🤔
Should not have allowed them in the first place.
Thus is the old debate between Allow list versus Deny list.
On an Allow list system, everything is forbiden exceot what's explicitly allowed, while on a Deny list, everything is allowed except what's explicitly forbidden.
Aviation companies work mostly on Allow list system, meaning even small changes and improvements require certification before it's approved for use. If this system was in use by car companies, the consequences would be similar, only 2 or 3 companies worldwide, making a few models each, all of them much more expensive than what they are now.
I'm glad that the automotive industry works mostly on a Deny list system. It keeps the barrier to entry lower for new manufacturers, innovation is faster and competition keeps prices reasonable.
Occasionally, issues like this pop up, requiring a ban, but in this industry I prefer this than the alternative.
This is kind of a bad faith black and white argument. No one is arguing for a draconian regulation of car designs. There's already a system of regulations and review in place for certifying new car designs are safe and compliant with regulations, and the danger this design introduces in the event of an emergency should have prevented it from being certified safe for use. Any idiot can see with 30 seconds of thought that a car door you need power to open is inherently unsafe and will get people killed in situations where a manual door wouldn't. It's like arguing car manufacturers should be allowed to install a gun in the middle of every airbag that shoots the passenger in the event of a crash just because there's no regulation specifically banning them from doing it. That's not how the law works and it's not how safety regulations work.