Subaru Eyesight

[Al]

My 5th Subaru is the first with eyesight. Didn't get it on my last two bc I was just really anti-eyesight. Now its standard.

I must say I am impressed. Above 35 mph it will keep you within the lines unless the turn is too sharp. In cruise it is engaged at any speed. Automatic breaking is engaged at 35 mph...that includes for a pedestrian. Backing up its always engaged. I was backing up a very steep driveway and it slammed on the brakes. Also in cruise you have the ability to set distance behind a vehicle. If you catch up it will slow down or brake as necessary.

Not eyesight but I dislike the automatic engine stop/start. It can be disabled, but you have to disable it every time you start the engine. The other feature I like is when you stop you can remove your foot from the brake and when you give it gas it releases the brakes. My wife is intimidated by the features and prefers her '18 forester.

 

[atikovi]

Not eyesight but I dislike the automatic engine stop/start.

Why?

 

[Cujet]

I rent cars every week, every once in a while, I get a Subaru, which almost always makes me happy, as I like them. Though, there is no question in my mind that the type of driver you are affects your perception of these nanny systems.

Driving in busy, fast left lane traffic, with an "adaptive" auto-distance feature that can't be disabled will result in people passing you on the right, and cutting in front. This leads to the car slowing more, and more people passing on the right. I used this annoying system with my recent 2000 mile Accord rental. At one point it had me at 43MPH in a 70 zone, due to its constant slowing as people cut in front of me. A self perpetuating cycle of annoyance that leads to jamming on the gas. Which then leads to following too closely for "the system" which then slams on the brakes the instant I let off the gas. Ugh.

Subaru does a better job than Honda, and if I remember correctly, you can choose to select the adaptive auto-distance feature. Although I did notice that Subaru's system was negatively affected by rain.

 

[Blagoje]

I love Subaru's Eyesight safety system. I've driven so many similar the safety systems on so many different brand vehicles but Subaru's is the one that I always come back to as far as what I've come to like the best. What I think is sad is the fact that from its initial iteration Subaru eyesight has always been good while other brands, despite the time that they've had to develop it further, has always seemed to be lacking far behind in many cases.

 

[spasm3]

Do you have a choice of enabling or disabling the feature?

 

[JohnnyG]

Driving in busy, fast left lane traffic, with an "adaptive" auto-distance feature that can't be disabled will result in people passing you on the right, and cutting in front. This leads to the car slowing more, and more people passing on the right. I used this annoying system with my recent 2000 mile Accord rental. At one point it had me at 43MPH in a 70 zone, due to its constant slowing as people cut in front of me. A self perpetuating cycle of annoyance that leads to jamming on the gas. Which then leads to following too closely for "the system" which then slams on the brakes the instant I let off the gas. Ugh.

I never had that happen, but I can see where it might in busy traffic.
Mercedes does a very respectable job with theirs. Most of these nanny features are pretty bad. I've been using cruise control/adaptive speed where I've been cruising along and see a car up ahead that I want to pass. Plenty of room for the guy in the next lane, but suddenly the thing hits the brakes while your in the middle of a lane change and the guy behind thinks your trying to mess with him.

On a long trip, I don't think adaptive cruise would be a very relaxing feature. Most likely just add to the tension of watching everybody around you.

 

[benjy]

TOO many NANNIES that you pay for use them or not!!

 

[PimTac]

On a long trip, I don't think adaptive cruise would be a very relaxing feature. Most likely just add to the tension of watching everybody around you.

That would depend on the traffic. If it’s heavy then it could be annoying.

I’m still old fashioned when it comes to cruise control. I turn it on when I am out of the urban areas. The adaptive cruise is excellent. You don’t have to cancel and resume if a slower vehicle or a truck is ahead of you. Just change lanes to pass and the computer will speed back up to your setting. I also use the speed change on the steering wheel sometimes instead of the brakes.

 

[edyvw]

Blind spot monitor? Yes. Cross traffic? Yes.
Other things? Hell no.

 

[JHZR2]

I rent cars every week, every once in a while, I get a Subaru, which almost always makes me happy, as I like them. Though, there is no question in my mind that the type of driver you are affects your perception of these nanny systems.

Driving in busy, fast left lane traffic, with an "adaptive" auto-distance feature that can't be disabled will result in people passing you on the right, and cutting in front. This leads to the car slowing more, and more people passing on the right. I used this annoying system with my recent 2000 mile Accord rental. At one point it had me at 43MPH in a 70 zone, due to its constant slowing as people cut in front of me. A self perpetuating cycle of annoyance that leads to jamming on the gas. Which then leads to following too closely for "the system" which then slams on the brakes the instant I let off the gas. Ugh.

Subaru does a better job than Honda, and if I remember correctly, you can choose to select the adaptive auto-distance feature. Although I did notice that Subaru's system was negatively affected by rain.

Wait, it does that when not sing cruise control?

I would get it (kind of… not really) if cruise was engaged. But if there are that many people that close to cut in, then cruise isn’t a good idea.

But if it does this just normally….

 

[RooflessVW]

I rent cars every week, every once in a while, I get a Subaru, which almost always makes me happy, as I like them. Though, there is no question in my mind that the type of driver you are affects your perception of these nanny systems.

Driving in busy, fast left lane traffic, with an "adaptive" auto-distance feature that can't be disabled will result in people passing you on the right, and cutting in front. This leads to the car slowing more, and more people passing on the right. I used this annoying system with my recent 2000 mile Accord rental. At one point it had me at 43MPH in a 70 zone, due to its constant slowing as people cut in front of me. A self perpetuating cycle of annoyance that leads to jamming on the gas. Which then leads to following too closely for "the system" which then slams on the brakes the instant I let off the gas. Ugh.

Subaru does a better job than Honda, and if I remember correctly, you can choose to select the adaptive auto-distance feature. Although I did notice that Subaru's system was negatively affected by rain.

On my Honda even slight pressure on the accelerator will override the following distance/cruise and allow you to maintain your own distance. It take some time to learn but I have very quickly become adept and making the system work for me. Basically when it tries to slow, you just give it the correct amount of throttle to maintain your speed. If you're smooth, the system is smooth.

I'm very fond of the system's ability to follow the car in front of me to and from a complete stop. It basically manages the morning school queue for me.

 

[RooflessVW]

Blind spot monitor? Yes. Cross traffic? Yes.
Other things? Hell no.

It really takes the stress out of highway driving for me. I realize that I am a much more relaxed driver with the systems on.

 

[dishdude]

Eyesight is nothing more than a marketing term for the same safety stuff every other new car has.

 

[RooflessVW]

Eyesight is nothing more than a marketing term for the same safety stuff every other new car has.

Quite obviously, yes. Why not give it a unique name? Honda calls it Sensing.

 

[edyvw]

It really takes the stress out of highway driving for me. I realize that I am a much more relaxed driver with the systems on.

I easily get annoyed by all the stuff.
I would rather have them put any feedback into steering wheel than warning about drifting.

 

[RooflessVW]

I easily get annoyed by all the stuff.
I would rather have them put any feedback into steering wheel than warning about drifting.

When I drive I feel like I'm the only one that uses cruise control. With acc, it just follows the car I want to follow, even if he's a 2-3mph floater that won't use cruise.

 

[PimTac]

I easily get annoyed by all the stuff.
I would rather have them put any feedback into steering wheel than warning about drifting.

Mazda give you the option to turn off the self correction function. Mine is set to a steering wheel rumble.

Other systems might have that setup.

 

[Cujet]

It really takes the stress out of highway driving for me. I realize that I am a much more relaxed driver with the systems on.

I do read that so many people really love these features, so I'd never say it was not "for you".

But man-o-man do I hate these nanny features. As they just don't work with my driving style, and location.

Tomorrow, for example, I may be driving PBI-SAV-PBI, 800 miles round trip to pick up an avionics part. Traffic on I-95 will be fast, I'll be looking to get home in time to fix the Gulfstream for Sunday's flight. This means, the last thing I want is to have a system that leaves too much distance on the closest setting and having people pass me on the right.

Nor do I want the frustration of having to jam on the gas to follow closer, followed by hard braking when I lift. I just want a smooth drive up and back. But my style is probably not yours.

 

[Pew]

It really takes the stress out of highway driving for me. I realize that I am a much more relaxed driver with the systems on.

Agreed. After trying the radar CC on my mom's fusion, I 100% wanted my next car to have it as well.

 

[edyvw]

When I drive I feel like I'm the only one that uses cruise control. With acc, it just follows the car I want to follow, even if he's a 2-3mph floater that won't use cruise.

I do coast to coast and don’t turn on CC once.