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On top of that, there's the deadman's switch on the console that stops the car if the driver releases it. Would definitely pay to ride in something like this.


It's an e-stop button (probably NFPA 79 Cat 0 implementation), not dead man's switch. This timestamp[1] clearly depicts an air gap between fingers and button while maneuvering.

[1] https://youtu.be/3x3SqeSdrAE?t=74


Hah you're right. That makes more sense, the other angles looked like he was holding it down the entire time. Thanks :D




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