Had a flat - Hazards automatically came on after pulling over!

[craigc]

Ok I might be crazy, but the other day I ran over a huge nail that immediately came out of the tire. As I started driving away I heard the clunk of whatever it was I ran over, then a few things happened. First, the dash lit up telling me tire pressure low (really low). That's pretty typical feature, but it happened really fast so I immediately pulled over and got out to check it out. That was when I noticed my hazards were on. I am 99% sure in my then state of mind I did not turn the hazards on by pushing the button, so the truck must have done that automatically when it detected the situation. I also got a notification on my phone that the tire was low. Pretty cool... Now that's a useful for of A.I. in my opinion.

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[stuartmunto]

I wouldn't call that AI - that's just software programing. The computer knows you had a flat tyre as the TPMS told it so, and once the car came to a stop it put the hazards on as it knows you're stopping due to a flat tyre. Same with if you brake really hard (enough to trigger ABS) and come to a complete stop, the hazards will automatically turn on