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2021 Toyota Corolla owner here .. it works well enough, but random reflections off of street signs and such cause them to randomly flick on and off. I wouldn't

2021 Toyota Corolla owner here .. it works well enough, but random reflections off of street signs and such cause them to randomly flick on and off. I wouldn't call high beam assist a "safety feature", but more of a "hey, it's better than nothing". I tend to use my high beams more in scenarios where it would have been too annoying to turn them on and off, so it's net safer. If that makes sense. I wouldn't classify this article as news ... it's sort of a given that this technology is a bit iffy? For that matter, the Toyota lane keeping is one of the better and safer ones that I've driven, but it flakes out and gives up way too easily to rely on (a small gap in the line and it disables, as opposed to trying to push you into curbs). Again, just a "better than nothing" experience that can be useful on the tail end of a long drive. In the case of Queensland -> Melbourne, the car was the better driver at the end. The street sign reader, speed warning and rear cross assist is absolute black magic and I have no idea how it's so reliable!

timeon 5y ago
> "hey, it's better than nothing". I tend to use my high beams more in scenarios where it would have been too annoying to turn them on and off, so it's net safer. I wonder what are those scenarios? Shifting gears? Aren't drivers suppose to be more careful before shifting? I'm just asking because at the moment I'm not sure If I can agree with "better than nothing". Putting assistant in to MS Office is one thing but cars?
- aetherspawn 5y ago
  Well it's a fully auto hybrid, but often times I won't use high beams on a semi busy rural road because it's too much bother to turn them on and off every minute or so. Especially if you're going around corners and things like that, and someone appears.. at least with the auto dimmer, you can just leave them on and yes, it's a bit over-sensitive, but it still correctly dims them immediately when it needs to. More importantly, I leave the high beams on rather than get irritated and just turn them off, hence it's net safer.

timeon 5y ago

> "hey, it's better than nothing". I tend to use my high beams more in scenarios where it would have been too annoying to turn them on and off, so it's net safer. I wonder what are those scenarios? Shifting gears? Aren't drivers suppose to be more careful before shifting? I'm just asking because at the moment I'm not sure If I can agree with "better than nothing". Putting assistant in to MS Office is one thing but cars?

aetherspawn 5y ago
Well it's a fully auto hybrid, but often times I won't use high beams on a semi busy rural road because it's too much bother to turn them on and off every minute or so. Especially if you're going around corners and things like that, and someone appears.. at least with the auto dimmer, you can just leave them on and yes, it's a bit over-sensitive, but it still correctly dims them immediately when it needs to. More importantly, I leave the high beams on rather than get irritated and just turn them off, hence it's net safer.