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I recently rented a new VW Polo. Its collision avoidance system beeped at me constantly with false positives in situations when I couldn’t even figure out what
by vsl 7y ago
I recently rented a new VW Polo. Its collision avoidance system beeped at me constantly with false positives in situations when I couldn’t even figure out what on Earth triggered it. Like on a wide and deserted road in the middle of nowhere. And when once I missed that a car in front of us suddenly slowed down to make a turn and nearly hit it, it was my passenger who yelled at me to swerve. The CAS didn’t even notice the one situation it was designed for. It took just a day of driving to learn to ignore that sound. It is utter crap.
My regular driver is a Tesla. Say what you will about it, but the CAS in it is freaking reliable, to the point that when I hear the warning I reflexively brake, before assessing the situation - which is the point, saving milliseconds. It has false positives too, but rarely and in situations where I can immediately see why (like going zig-zag between parallel parked cars on both sides of a narrow road).
These assists will become mandatory in EU, in a complete legislative disconnect from the reality of state of the art of European manufacturers.