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I hate most of the driver assist technologies I've used or witnessed so far. Backing out in my coworker's new Subaru, it beeps like crazy when there is a pedest
by flatline 8y ago
I hate most of the driver assist technologies I've used or witnessed so far. Backing out in my coworker's new Subaru, it beeps like crazy when there is a pedestrian 50' off to the side. Already there's a slew of problems: what do the various beeps mean, and how to interpret them in context? Lane assist I find even less useful. My current rental car just started beeping seemingly at random then I finally realize it's because I drifted across the end of the dashed line at a merge point without signaling. I was the only car around! A huge distraction trying to figure out what the problem was.
Even anti-lock brakes and traction control systems are imperfect, I've had traction control come on after going over a big bump and causing me to lose traction completely for about half a second.
ACC seems useless, I don't use cruise control at all because there's no place to comfortably rest my foot where I can still quickly reach the brake except for the throttle.
Backup cameras are great. Give me more useful information like this that doesn't make me think, please!
- beat 8y agoThe first time your lane-keeping beeper goes off, it's a huge distraction. The hundredth time, it's normal, just one more sensory input. The time it saves your life, well...