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Written by Ian Wright
This video showed up on Reddit recently, and it’s quite sobering. The basic issue is that high-performance cars are pulling more and more g-forces through corners and the crash detection systems are set for the road. As this ZL1 Camaro runs over the curb at speed, the slight lift at one side, along with the speed and impact, and caused the computer to fire the side airbags thinking it was about to have a rollover.
Date written: June 28, 2018
More of this article on the LS1 Tech website
ID: 12360
This video showed up on Reddit recently, and it’s quite sobering. The basic issue is that high-performance cars are pulling more and more g-forces through corners and the crash detection systems are set for the road. As this ZL1 Camaro runs over the curb at speed, the slight lift at one side, along with the speed and impact, and caused the computer to fire the side airbags thinking it was about to have a rollover.
Date written: June 28, 2018
More of this article on the LS1 Tech website
ID: 12360
