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Partial automated driving systems don't make driving safer, study finds

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• poikroequ 2y ago
  The title is misleading. There's a subtitle right below it that's much more accurate. > Many driver assists do increase safety, but little evidence lane keeping is one. So other things, such as emergency braking, may improve safety. The article is specifically about lane keeping, when the car steers for you to keep itself centered in the lane.
• tivert 2y ago
  > Testing for the safety of lane-keeping systems is more challenging than other crash-avoidance systems, because it must be actively engaged by the driver as opposed to constantly monitoring for danger, like an imminent forward crash. Not everyone with lane-keeping systems engages them, and even those who do don't engage them on every journey. Exactly. I have lane centering in my car, and ONLY turn it on for highway driving. I don't feel my car's system is very effective on city streets, and in any case you mainly need that kind of help on long, mind-numbing journeys (where it's fantastic and makes driving much less stressful).
• josefritzishere 2y ago
  I recently drove a rental that had lights and beeps, and steering wheel vibrations that alerted me to where it imagined the lanes to be. Other than being frequently incorrect it was also incredibly distracting. I never want my daily driver to do that. I can't have a whole pachinko parlor of distractions going on inside the car when I'm trying to focus on driving.