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How does the adaptive cruise control know whether or not school is in session and children are on their way to/from school? Or does it slow you down even if it'

How does the adaptive cruise control know whether or not school is in session and children are on their way to/from school? Or does it slow you down even if it's Christmas morning? If your car forces you to go 20mph below the speed limit that seems like a major safety issue

FredPret 5y ago
A truly great AI will monitor Instagram post frequency to get to the bottom of this
tallytarik 5y ago
I think this is very much car-dependent, and probably even user-configurable. For example, the cruise control on my 2021 Mazda 3 doesn't enforce school zone speed limits (or any speed limits), although it recognises them and will flash on the HUD if you're exceeding the limit. Since it's not enforced, I can just ignore it if it has misidentified a speed sign. Although, school zone signs around my area actually include a bit of genius design: they are hinged in the middle [1], so during school holidays, the signs are covered up by closing the hinge. Finally, at least in suburban areas in Australia, a school zone covers a couple hundred metres at most. So even if you or your car gets it wrong, driving 20km/h under the speed limit is a very temporary inconvenience for drivers behind you (unlike, for example, driving 20km/h under the speed limit for 50 kilometres on a single-lane highway). [1] https://www.canberratimes.com.au/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-ct-migration/8ae668f4-22fc-4f4d-9a10-b6dd00114939/r0_0_2000_1333_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg https://www.canberratimes.com.au/images/transform/v1/crop/fr...
RandallBrown 5y ago
An easy solution is to always slow down in a school zone. If you want/need to drive faster in the school zone, you simply step on the accelerator and deactivate self-driving. You can turn it on again when through the school zone.

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How does the adaptive cruise control know whether or not school is in session and children are on their way to/from school? Or does it slow you down even if it'

by Rebelgecko 5y ago

FredPret 5y ago
A truly great AI will monitor Instagram post frequency to get to the bottom of this
tallytarik 5y ago
I think this is very much car-dependent, and probably even user-configurable. For example, the cruise control on my 2021 Mazda 3 doesn't enforce school zone speed limits (or any speed limits), although it recognises them and will flash on the HUD if you're exceeding the limit. Since it's not enforced, I can just ignore it if it has misidentified a speed sign. Although, school zone signs around my area actually include a bit of genius design: they are hinged in the middle [1], so during school holidays, the signs are covered up by closing the hinge. Finally, at least in suburban areas in Australia, a school zone covers a couple hundred metres at most. So even if you or your car gets it wrong, driving 20km/h under the speed limit is a very temporary inconvenience for drivers behind you (unlike, for example, driving 20km/h under the speed limit for 50 kilometres on a single-lane highway). [1] https://www.canberratimes.com.au/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-ct-migration/8ae668f4-22fc-4f4d-9a10-b6dd00114939/r0_0_2000_1333_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg https://www.canberratimes.com.au/images/transform/v1/crop/fr...
RandallBrown 5y ago
An easy solution is to always slow down in a school zone. If you want/need to drive faster in the school zone, you simply step on the accelerator and deactivate self-driving. You can turn it on again when through the school zone.