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European crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controls
(arstechnica.com)
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And the insane thing is that some (most? All?) models with it don’t light the brake lights when slowing!
https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-safety/brake-lights-can-fail-to-provide-fair-warning-on-some-evs-a9533519285/
TLDR : The US doesn't have regulations on the maximal allowed deceleration before brake light activation. But the EU does.
Seem to be mostly a Hyundai/Kia thing that they are currently fixing.
https://youtu.be/U0YW7x9U5TQ
TLDR: The US requires brake lights to activate when deceleration is intended.
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