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How Cars Predict Black Ice Before Your Foot Hits the Brake
Your 2026 car can detect black ice before you do — and brake for pedestrians you haven't seen yet. This episode traces the 50-year evolution of automotive safety, from the 1978 Mercedes that introduced anti-lock brakes to today's sensor-fusion systems that predict crashes before they happen. We break down the three eras of safety: surviving the crash, avoiding the crash, and predicting the crash. Along the way, we explain how ABS actually works (and why it increases stopping distance on gravel), how electronic stability control cut single-vehicle crashes by 49%, and how radar multipath…
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