Comments by "Mikko Rantalainen" (@MikkoRantalainen) on "Electronic Brakes Have a Terrifying Problem" video.

  1. Hydraulic brakes are only safe because they're redundant in all cars. If a car had fully redundant electronic brakes, I'd trust that, too. However, that would require dual power source, dual pedal sensors, dual wiring and dual actuators. For backup power source, having power source at the wheel hub generator and brakes applied automatically if connection to the controller in car is lost. That would be practically electronic alternative to air brakes used in trucks. I'd guess we have something like that around 2030. The technology could be ready faster but cars are so heavily regulated around the world that no manufacturer is going sell a car that is not legal everywhere.
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