The 'optional' safety items of today often become 'required' items of tomorrow.
3 point belts
Right side mirror
Airbags
Child seat anchor points
Daytime running lights
Winter tires Nov->Mar (many provinces or mountain passes)
This is usually for the good, but it also drives up prices.
In the future, will all cruise control system need to be adaptive? Will all cars require pre-collision assist and lane keeping assist?
Will manufacturers be legally liable for the functioning of these systems? Will highway maintenance crews be liable for a failure of someone's lane keeping assist because they didn't keep on top of lane painting?
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