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I understand 6 seconds is a lot of space. My cruise control has a delay before reacting so 6 seconds allows for the car to react and if it’s not to my liking th

I understand 6 seconds is a lot of space. My cruise control has a delay before reacting so 6 seconds allows for the car to react and if it’s not to my liking then leaves me with the necessary space to stop. On the highway I usually control my distance by switching between 4 and 6 seconds.

tjoff 2y ago
What car is that? Of all the cars I've driven I've never encountered one that allows for more than ~2 seconds on the maximum setting. Thus leaving me a bit nervous. I'm almost hesitant to believe that any car on the market has good enough sensors to do 6 seconds. That is a very long distance at highway speeds.
- shepherdjerred 2y ago
  I have a Hyundai Sonata that does at least ~4 seconds. It works very well, although it can be annoying when people jump in front of you too closely.
  - tjoff 2y ago
    It has 4 settings, but those don't correspond to seconds https://owners.hyundaiusa.com/content/dam/hyundai/us/myhyundai/manuals/glovebox-manual/2022/sonata/2022-Sonata-OM.pdf https://owners.hyundaiusa.com/content/dam/hyundai/us/myhyund... (page 6-117). Quote: "For example, if you drive at 56 mph (90 km/h), the distance is maintained as follows: Distance 4 - approximately 172 feet" 172 feet at 56 mph is 2.1 seconds. Not saying that you are wrong (maybe a recent model has better cruise control), but I think most people vastly overestimate the adaptive cruise controls in their cars and ~4 seconds would, for reference, vastly outperform 2023 Tesla Y in that aspect.
    - shepherdjerred 2y ago
      Huh, yeah I have a 2021 and your math seems correct. I always drive setting four and it keeps a very comfortable amount of distance. I think something is incorrect here because I definitely get at _least_ three seconds, or maybe I'm counting too fast. Thanks for looking into this & being friendly!

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I understand 6 seconds is a lot of space. My cruise control has a delay before reacting so 6 seconds allows for the car to react and if it’s not to my liking th

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tjoff 2y ago
What car is that? Of all the cars I've driven I've never encountered one that allows for more than ~2 seconds on the maximum setting. Thus leaving me a bit nervous. I'm almost hesitant to believe that any car on the market has good enough sensors to do 6 seconds. That is a very long distance at highway speeds.
- shepherdjerred 2y ago
  I have a Hyundai Sonata that does at least ~4 seconds. It works very well, although it can be annoying when people jump in front of you too closely.
  - tjoff 2y ago
    It has 4 settings, but those don't correspond to seconds https://owners.hyundaiusa.com/content/dam/hyundai/us/myhyundai/manuals/glovebox-manual/2022/sonata/2022-Sonata-OM.pdf https://owners.hyundaiusa.com/content/dam/hyundai/us/myhyund... (page 6-117). Quote: "For example, if you drive at 56 mph (90 km/h), the distance is maintained as follows: Distance 4 - approximately 172 feet" 172 feet at 56 mph is 2.1 seconds. Not saying that you are wrong (maybe a recent model has better cruise control), but I think most people vastly overestimate the adaptive cruise controls in their cars and ~4 seconds would, for reference, vastly outperform 2023 Tesla Y in that aspect.
    - shepherdjerred 2y ago
      Huh, yeah I have a 2021 and your math seems correct. I always drive setting four and it keeps a very comfortable amount of distance. I think something is incorrect here because I definitely get at _least_ three seconds, or maybe I'm counting too fast. Thanks for looking into this & being friendly!