How do you like the driving aids in today's cars?

[burbguy82]

O lord..I have been driving for 62 years you must have been driving for 92 years. We have the world's best drivers here on BITOG

. Welcome to yesterday. IMHO the passing warning lights are beyond. If I see nothing in my rear mirror or really don't even look at the mirror if the yellow light is not on. I'm good to go. It takes into account how far back the car is and how fast he is going. Its very sophisticated.

No, you have me by 25 years. Everyone is a good driver, just ask them!

 

[supton]

Darn it, I had to back our CRV down the driveway today. Looked at the left mirror, fine. Looked at the right mirror, fine. Stared at the dashboard for a hot minute... at the radio... where there isn't a backup camera.

It's hard to go back.

 

[John105]

Is there one that can help drivers to keep their vehicles in the center of their lanes? It seems about 1/2 of drivers today are scared of medians. Where does that fear come from?

 

[atikovi]

Is there one that can help drivers to keep their vehicles in the center of their lanes?

Yes, lane keeping assist.

 

[kballowe]

My new truck came with a modem to automatically upload all of the vehicle data, including the driving data. You can log into the manufacturer's site and it will tell you exactly where the vehicle is located. Of course, it also came with a good selection of electronic wizardry.

The fine print says that they sell the data "to a third party". Removing fuse #11 remedied that.

 

[supton]

Is there one that can help drivers to keep their vehicles in the center of their lanes? It seems about 1/2 of drivers today are scared of medians. Where does that fear come from?

No idea (other than the obvious problem with phones) but you do wonder sometimes.

Too bad they can't come up with a system to keep big vehicles out of the middle of unmarked roads. I feel a bit crowded at times with 3/4T and SUV's not hugging their side of the road when it's narrow and not painted.

 

[Hall]

The fine print says that they sell the data "to a third party". Removing fuse #11 remedied that.

Toyota can do the same but they give you the option to opt-out of it. A lot of people try and make it into a scandal by saying you're opted-in by default which is 100% false. By default, they do NOT share your data.

 

[kballowe]

Toyota can do the same but they give you the option to opt-out of it. A lot of people try and make it into a scandal by saying you're opted-in by default which is 100% false. By default, they do NOT share your data.

The default on mine is "yes".

 

[opus1]

Long story short, I don't. Spending half of my working life in I/T and the other half as a business analyst with an emphasis on data processing, my faith in programmers is low and getting lower as time goes on.

And then there's the issue (at least perceived by me) of people relying on the nanny devices to keep them out of trouble and being less attentive/careful. I was at a track-day years ago that GM sponsored to showcase the Cadillac CTS/CTS-V. One of the presentations was by someone who was involved in GM's Stabilitrak development and one the points he emphasized was that the system and its programming are very good, but they still can't replace the laws of physics and if the driver pushes things past those limits, nothing is going to help.

 

[John105]

Long story short, I don't. Spending half of my working life in I/T and the other half as a business analyst with an emphasis on data processing, my faith in programmers is low and getting lower as time goes on.

And then there's the issue (at least perceived by me) of people relying on the nanny devices to keep them out of trouble and being less attentive/careful. I was at a track-day years ago that GM sponsored to showcase the Cadillac CTS/CTS-V. One of the presentations was by someone who was involved in GM's Stabilitrak development and one the points he emphasized was that the system and its programming are very good, but they still can't replace the laws of physics and if the driver pushes things past those limits, nothing is going to help.

I agree with you wholeheartedly.

Also what I find interesting with GM and Toyota, they throw a service stabilitrak and check VSC errors, for a lot of vehicle issues. With Toyota, could be emissions. Why disable stability control for emissions?

In a perfect world, a tow driver doesnt need to strap down a vehicle they are repossessing due to the timing and danger, but physics says they must…

 

[wavinwayne]

The adaptive cruise control and lane assist in my (now sold) Subaru Forester made me a worse driver. Driving my BMW I have to pay a lot closer attention to the cars around me, but at least I don't have to worry about turn signals.

 

[Just a civilian pilot]

Back up camera is good but I do not like the rest of the new technology, not even ABS when I first had it in a new model.

Adaptive cruise sounds good though but it’s not a deal breaker.

Some cars have better headlights, that’s something that is important to me.

Too many distractions with some of these cars ( everything done via touch screen ).

 

[nthach]

Between the ADAS systems on a 19 Lexus RX(TSS 2.5) and a 25 Camry(TSS 3.0), I like the system on the Camry. I keep the lane assist on, older parents but this millennial considers it slightly annoying. Adaptive cruise control and RCTA are worth their weight in gold, especially with reduced rear sight lines.

 

[Drifter]

Rear cross traffic alert is great when backing out of parking space with trucks/suv on each side blocking view. Blind spot monitor does a good job of assisting during lane changes. But I dont rely on it. Adaptive cruise works well. I do not use the back up camera. Too old school for it I guess. Lol