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Mercedes has a neat solution for speed bumps as well.

"Two cameras located at the top of the windscreen scan the streets and setup the suspension to absorb the bumps."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQsMfHg6jIE



Neat meaning "does not have to slow down and can keep on killing pedestrians"?


Speed bumps are hell on cars even when they are going slowly. This can reduce the wear on the suspension and ride components without removing the "Go slower" motivation of the bump


Despots of this world know how to drive in style.


The Citroën C6 and the current generation C5 with hydropneumatic suspension senses the bump with the front wheels and sets up the rear suspension to absorb the bump almost completely.

Slightly more low-tech, but it works amazingly well in practice.




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