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I recently rented a SUV that regulated the speed based on following distance while in cruise control (maintaining a safe distance automatically). Loved. It. A

I recently rented a SUV that regulated the speed based on following distance while in cruise control (maintaining a safe distance automatically). Loved. It. Automobiles need to be flush with tech that first prevents accidents and makes highway driving not suck...especially in relation to pedestrians and non-automobiles. Assistive tech has the ability to make air bags unnecessary...a safety feature the government thought enough of to mandate. We need to mandate the simple tech that saves lives. There are a lot of below average and impaired drivers.

whymauri 5y ago
>I recently rented a SUV that regulated the speed based on following distance while in cruise control (maintaining a safe distance automatically). Loved. It. Same here -- a 2019 Ford Explorer LE that I drove across the country. I recently learned that its lane assist and following distance cruise control is effectively the same as Tesla's 'Self Driving.' Honestly, it's not just disingenuous to call Teslas self-driving, it's irresponsible and dangerous given my experience with similar systems. Don't get me wrong -- it's great!! The emergency collision braking system saved me from a major car crash with a drunk driver in Vegas. But the fact that there are people fully relying on it to be futuristic, fully-featured autonomous driving _is going to kill people._ Hell, if I had turned on assist in some of the mountain roads I drove on, I might have wound up dead myself -- and drivers must be educated about this.