Tbh, it would be kind of nice if sensors weren’t put in easily damaged areas of cars. They’re part of why bumpers and tailgates are so much more expensive. I wonder if cars could have all the safety features using a couple little LIDAR and camera packages instead of chips on every piece of plastic.
Yep I’ve recently learned that a crushed bumper can total a car, there’s thousands of dollars of electronics in there somehow, it’s insane. I miss that car.
that’s totaling from an insurance perspective, not from a repairability perspective. if somehow your bumper cost more than like 70% of the car’s value then you had a decently old car which would have required very specific parts to fix.
Tbh, it would be kind of nice if sensors weren’t put in easily damaged areas of cars. They’re part of why bumpers and tailgates are so much more expensive. I wonder if cars could have all the safety features using a couple little LIDAR and camera packages instead of chips on every piece of plastic.
Yep I’ve recently learned that a crushed bumper can total a car, there’s thousands of dollars of electronics in there somehow, it’s insane. I miss that car.
that’s totaling from an insurance perspective, not from a repairability perspective. if somehow your bumper cost more than like 70% of the car’s value then you had a decently old car which would have required very specific parts to fix.
My question is, why does the sensor cost so much? 🤔
Well you take a 30¢ sensor and put a GM part number on it and magically poof it costs $300.