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I've had the current gen Toyota Corolla for just over a year and use the adaptive cruise control and lane tracing ~95% of the time I'm driving, whether that is
by nethunters 6y ago
I've had the current gen Toyota Corolla for just over a year and use the adaptive cruise control and lane tracing ~95% of the time I'm driving, whether that is city driving in busy tight roads or motorway driving.
After using it for so long I won't be able to drive a car without it. I've personally had no issues with the lane tracing as I instinctively understand where the system works and where it doesn't and I've adapted my driving as such. The buttons for the controls are situated on the steering wheel and are simple to understand and easy to activate. Accelerating doesn't disable the lane trace assist or adaptive cruise control. The system also doesn't get confused with other lines on the road, bright sun light, glare, wet roads or driving at night. My only gripe is that the speed sign recognition system is a pain in cities where signs for side roads point wrongly to the main road but thankfully the speed of the adaptive cruise control isn't limited by it just an annoying beep that you can switch off if required.
Toyota do give a warning not to use the adaptive cruise control behind a tilt and slide recovery truck, or a lorry trailer that is higher than the car itself however I haven't found any issues with that.
The settings for the lane tracing can be adjusted to change the sensitivity to which it responds to the drivers turning force. I find that warning you with different beeps for different things is a pretty good system and I can easily tell the difference between the different beeps and what they're for (even with loud audio blaring through my speakers).
Comparisons like these need to use the findings of drivers who actually use these systems in real life rather than made up scenarios.
Unrelated, (but adding this after seeing those who are in the market for a new car), it is a sporty, nice and fun to drive car, 2 litre hybrid with 200nm torque from each engine and a combined bhp of 186 (could be ~300 if remapped but you'll lose linear acceleration) with good mpg, MacPherson suspension at the front, and multi linked individual suspension at the back, lower centre of gravity and 52.5:47.5 weight distribution for better cornering. In relation to the "self-driving" the system takes a little learning, but once you understand it and are used to it, there's no going back to conventional cars.