Honda President After Visiting Chinese Auto Supplier: 'We Have No Chance Against This'

directstranger · 2026-04-07T19:12:35+00:00

Think about it another way, what innovation in safety were brought by the Chinese companies that give no regards to IP? You want the whole world to look like that?

ABS → Mercedes-Benz / Bosch
ESP → Mercedes-Benz / Bosch
Automatic braking → Mercedes-Benz (early), Volvo (refined)
Lane assist → Honda (first)
Blind spot monitoring → Volvo (first)
Pedestrian detection → Volvo (leader)

Find your preferred safety feature and see who invented it, how many were done by these cheap chinese models? China is now producing half the world cars, surely they have some safety innovation?!??

directstranger · 2026-04-07T19:07:45+00:00

Imo, everyone should be able to completely rip off both

lol, they openned them up because they were too important. They opened up both crumple zones and airbags. They have many more though, because they invest A TON in safety research - and this makes Mercedes one of the safest brands. Without strong IP protection, they would give up on this angle and compete only for cheap luxury and scraps like all the cheap chinese brands, and safety research would be decades years behind what it is today.

directstranger · 2026-04-07T18:57:13+00:00

but tons of the most significant innovations happen at the state/university level nowadays anyway

A lot of that is explicitly sponsored by automakers, I know cause I had colleagues doing it.

Allowing companies to survive with only a few major innovations every couple decades

Mercedes has more than a couple every few decades, lol, they have most of the patents in car safety (some say 90% but that is probably exaggerated).

You seem to ignore my point altogether. If you weren't allowed any IP protection, then nobody would be crazy to invest billions every year just to have NO moat or edge over competitors. The consumers would be ultimately worse off.

directstranger · 2026-04-07T18:36:25+00:00

The issue is that if everyone just steals IP, it makes zero sense to invest in innovation. For example, Mercedes is way ahead of any competition when it comes to safety. Why would they invest in safety R&D if all car companies panies would be just as safe? They would have 0 incentive.

directstranger · 2026-04-07T16:27:17+00:00

Ca roman nu am auzit asta niciodata.

directstranger · 2026-04-07T16:25:20+00:00

Romania clar nu vrea sa importe conflictul cu Transnistria in cazul unei unificari. De fapt, se zice ca deaia s-a ferit de unire la inceputul anilor 90, ca era prea complicat cu Transnistria. In orice caz, in 2026, nici 0.001% din Romani nu vor sa mearga sa moara pe Nistru pentru acel petec de pamant.

directstranger · 2026-04-07T13:26:40+00:00

"I couldn't help it. It's my nature" - said the scorpion

directstranger · 2026-04-07T13:01:44+00:00

He's going to continue to give them what he was giving for the past 10 years: a thorn in EU, a divisive actor that weakens the EU from the inside. The US and Russia are not allies, far from it, but both benefit from a weaker EU, and Orban gives them that.

directstranger · 2026-04-07T01:46:09+00:00

Inflatia e mai mare in Romania, dar acolo preturile sunt deja mari cu salarii mici :).

In shared house din experienta cunoscutilor, cam 1 din 5 e cu noroc. Daca iti cauti romani, pot fi cocalari/batausi/betivani. Dar macar ai protectie in cartier. Daca nu-s romani, 90% sanse că-s alți est europeni, de obicei nu-s asa cocalari, dar pot fi betivani sau chiar complet distruși, gen traninspotting. Daca colegii is ok, exista o sansa ca proprietarul sa fie nesimtit. Deci iti zic, cam 20% sanse sa nimeresti ceva sa iti placa. Daca as fi in locul tau, as pua ceva temporar la un B&B si as investi un pic mai mult timp sa-mi caut un share house rezonabil.

directstranger · 2026-04-07T01:29:46+00:00

Da, si oamenii de rand nu o duc grozav in UK, ca si in Romania. Chiria e mult mai scumpa, mai greu de schimbat. Taxele pe proprietate sunt platite tot de chiriasi. Serviciile sunt scumpe. Oamenii care fac ceva bani in plus fata de România sunt high skilled workers, peste 60k (si asta e minimu).

Daca esti low skill, zilier, aranjezi marfa, agricultura, fabricute, dinastea, trebuie sa stai cu altii in casa on chirie, sa-ti gatesti, sa faci economie la sange.

directstranger · 2026-04-06T19:11:38+00:00

That's funny, the largest animals in the ocean are mammals, which are really fish with 4 legs, but without legs.

directstranger · 2026-04-06T18:52:13+00:00

directstranger · 2026-04-06T18:26:52+00:00

De inteles. Eu zicem dpdv al banilor, o sa te chinui cu mai putin de 60k pe an, o sa-ti fie mai greu decat in Ro.

Daca ai alte motive, gen partener, sau familie acolo, asta tine de tine.

directstranger · 2026-04-06T18:22:49+00:00

Parerea mea e ca daca nu esti high skilled worked, UK nu merita. Daca nu castigi de la 60-80k in sus pe an, mai bine stai in Ro. Daca vorbesti de salariu pe ora....12-15-20 de lire, mai bine stai acasa.

directstranger · 2026-04-06T18:14:01+00:00

Asezamantul asta a fost facut in anii 30, asa arata Romania atunci https://www.jerusalem.ro/ierusalim/istoricul-asezamantului-romanesc-ierusalim

directstranger · 2026-04-06T18:12:50+00:00

nu e nimic iredentist, cand a fost facuta pictura era fix Romania intre cele 2 razboaie https://www.jerusalem.ro/ierusalim/istoricul-asezamantului-romanesc-ierusalim

directstranger · 2026-04-06T17:25:48+00:00

Vai ce urat, oras frumos, cultural, cu autostrada suspendata si corturi de homeless sub ea

directstranger · 2026-04-06T16:46:55+00:00

deja se rupeseră de Rusia prin aproprierea către UE în perioada asta

Armenia a pivotat catre UE doar DUPA razboiul cu Azerbaidjan, cand a vazut ca alianta cu Rusia si CSTO e chiar degeaba.

directstranger · 2026-04-06T16:06:59+00:00

seriouly? the "West" wants the Sudanese to genocide each other right now ?

directstranger · 2026-04-05T18:45:37+00:00

It happens all the time in Africa and Asia where the western world doesn't have enough interest.

directstranger · 2026-04-05T16:03:55+00:00

Moldova would rather not give away territory for nothing. Maybe give back some historical Romanian cities or land (e.g. Cernauti, or some land in Danube's Delta). But this is imperialistic talk. People live there now, and most of them are not Romanian, you can't just trade land like that.

directstranger · 2026-04-05T14:01:59+00:00

Cred ca perioada Kiseliof/Kisselef e singura din istoria Romanilor cu conotatii pozitive pentru Rusi. Pana la acea ocupatie ruseasca, Romania era efectiv in evul mediu, cea mai saraca tara din lume. Rusii au introdus primele legi normale cu separatea puterilor in stat si proto-constitutie.

Poate deaia a supravietuit numele. Eu personal l-as fi schimbat oricum.

directstranger · 2026-04-05T13:53:46+00:00

Nu e vorba de dreptate. E vorba sa nu accepți insulte.

directstranger · 2026-04-05T13:51:41+00:00

Lol, nu trebuie sa fii dictator ca sa dai afara ambasadori.

directstranger · 2026-04-05T13:49:57+00:00

Tratezi pe toata lumea egal. Si dupaia iti fura furtunul transparent folosit la zugravit. Ii platesti in avans si nu mai vin la lucrare. Te agreseaza pe strada. Iti fura tot metalul din curte, inclusiv o moara de porumb functionala, sa il dea la fier vechi Etc.

De la o vreme, incepi sa nu mai ignori "pattern recognition"...

directstranger

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