Interesting, wonder how reliable it is and what its failure modes are like.
It would be so easy to just code up the perfect reaction in advance, & it not be representative at all of the conditions in the streets where the machine actually has to detect and respond dynamically to the conditions of the road
Some crazy, unfixable magnetic suspension that lasts 3 years and requires $5000 a corner shocks is par for the course these days.
Well, you can take money out of an ATM machine to pay for that. Just try to remember your PIN number.
Smallblock Chevys have a timing chain at the front but it's basically never a failure point. I agree with your other points, however; the trend is to optimise for short-term efficiency and cost, resulting in complex and relatively fragile designs.