Matrix Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 A hot potato: Driver-assist features can be a helpful asset but as some consumers have yet to learn, they aren't designed to pilot a car by themselves. That's coming, eventually, but today's implementations simply aren't that advanced yet. The question is, should manufacturers be doing a better job of informing customers about the limitations of their systems? A recent survey from the American Automobile Association, or AAA, found that 40 percent of Americans expect driver-assist systems like Tesla’s Autopilot, Volvo’s Pilot Assist and Nissan’s ProPilot to have the ability to drive a vehicle by itself. That belief was higher among Millennials (59 percent) and Generation X (40 percent) compared to Baby Boomers (27 percent), AAA found. In hopes of better understanding the capabilities of such systems, AAA tested four vehicles with driver-assist features – the 2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class, 2018 Nissan Rogue, 2017 Tesla Model S and 2019 Volvo XC40. A variety of tests were conducted both on public roads and closed-courses. AAA notes that systems generally performed best on open freeways and those with stop and go traffic. Urban driving and freeways with moderate traffic presented more of a challenge for the systems. In closed-course testing, systems were able to maintain lane position with little to no difficulty when they didn’t have a lead vehicle ahead of them. Three out of four vehicles were influenced by a simulated / distracted lead vehicle, AAA found, and three out of four also required driver intervention to deal with a simulated stationary target. Greg Brannon, AAA’s director of Automotive Engineering and Industry Relations, said that with today’s exciting advances in vehicle technology, there is a greater need for naming that clearly signals to a driver what the system does. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthnet Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Are they serious? There's nothing like an experienced driver at the wheel. All this technology is going to be a major fail, especially in congested cities and bad weather. 😩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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