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Old 11-06-2018, 03:16 PM
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Will the C8 have the full complement of safety sensors that we expect on lower cost automobiles. The C7 has nothing except a few cameras.
Old 11-06-2018, 03:22 PM
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How could we possibly know this at this stage in the game? Backup cameras are now mandated by law, and we can see a rearview camera on the test cars. Everything else is speculation at this point.
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The C8 has been spotted with sensors in the rear bumper and there is a camera for the digital rear view mirror on both the coupe and hardtop convertible models, so there should, at the bare minimum, be more safety electronics compared to the C8. Automatic emergency braking will be available or standard, and lane keep assist(LKA) is likely to be available or standard as well. Honestly, I haven't thought about this until now, but you might be able to see LKA signals on the test mule mirrors if LKA will be offered.

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We know a goodly amount, for example that GM policy and practice is to integrate advanced safety equipment into all its new models, that the 2022 Fed safety regulations requirement automatic emergency braking (AEB), that Tadge wanted to include blind spot protection (BSP) in the middle of the C7 run but space precluded that option (interference with its rear corner heat exchangers), that GM has signed a pact with most other OEM’s for back up alert notification, and more.

The 2020 Corvette ME will have all of these, and additionally with its camera on the top, either on the halo bar or the upper part of the rear window area dependent on whether we are talking coupe or HT convertible model, we will have a much safer Corvette starting next year. While some might not care, bemoaning weight consequences, your insurance rates will positively care for all owners.
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Originally Posted by Elegant
We know a goodly amount, for example that GM policy and practice is to integrate advanced safety equipment into all its new models
Unless, of course, they just don't want to. Like adaptive cruise, or the aforementioned blind spot monitoring on the C7. I still don't know what their excuse was with not including ultrasonic backup sensors. The Germans have been doing front and rear sensors since the early 2000s. There's no sign of lane departure sensors in the front glass on the ME cars, nor surround view cameras on the sides.

Their recent track record contradicts your statement.
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As long as they don't add weight to the vehicle...

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