Cocijo
Distinguished Member
I would always recommend staying conscious when driving - particularly Important when on a bike….it's more or less unconscious.
I would always recommend staying conscious when driving - particularly Important when on a bike….it's more or less unconscious.
Plus the ultrasonic system wasn't affected by weather. It's really a step backwards.Tesla have binned the ultrasonic parking sensors too. They now favour the Tesla Vision system for parking also. No sensors in bumpers etc. I prefer the ultrasonic - the vision system is not great for parking - it gets distances wrong and doesn’t detect objects at lower levels that well.
I think that it’s really professional of you to analyse your driving in conjunction with how the cars systems performed. Many would just criticise the system. By reviewing in the way you are, you will be able to continually develop your driving skills and also be more aware of when the software does not perform as it should. ???Just had my first false positive of the AEB which was a bit of a shook up.
Following a <5mph cyclist on the road into our village up an incline, I was close, probably too close. Once we'd go past the blind hill/corner, I indicated to overtake as we had a few cars behind us now. Started to turn wide to get past, put my gas down a bit and the AEB slammed in. Thankfully, car behind wasn't super tight so didn't get rear ended.
Wasn't a fun one. System must've assumed I was just accelerating straight into the back of the cyclist as I hadn't quite moved out wide enough before putting my foot down. Interesting one to assess in hindsight for me, probably a few bits that were sub-optimal driving wise.
Do you also have aggressive LKA?Hi , had emergency braking scare yesterday afternoon, for no reason, just pulling away from traffic lights, car ahead already gone, nothing to left or right except static road furniture (the traffic lights and railings). It scared the XXXX out of me. Car behind fortunately didnt rear end me but must have thought I was trying a crash for cash, albeit with a car that is only 2 and a half weeks old. Car going in to dealers this morning for other issues Ill just have to add it to the list.
Hi , had emergency braking scare yesterday afternoon, for no reason, just pulling away from traffic lights, car ahead already gone, nothing to left or right except static road furniture (the traffic lights and railings). It scared the XXXX out of me. Car behind fortunately didnt rear end me but must have thought I was trying a crash for cash, albeit with a car that is only 2 and a half weeks old. Car going in to dealers this morning for other issues Ill just have to add it to the list.
It's an interesting point. But the fact remains that even leaving aside these phantom braking incidents, it's always a possibility that something happening inside the car or to the driver might necessitate an emergency stop for a perfectly valid reason the driver of the car behind can't see. I mentioned earlier an incident where my vision suddenly clouded over and went while I was driving. Fortunately it was in a situation where I was able to brake in a relatively controlled manner, but the driver(s) behind must still have wondered what the hell was going on. If circumstances had been different I'd have had to slam the brakes on.
It's an interesting point. But the fact remains that even leaving aside these phantom braking incidents, it's always a possibility that something happening inside the car or to the driver might necessitate an emergency stop for a perfectly valid reason the driver of the car behind can't see. I mentioned earlier an incident where my vision suddenly clouded over and went while I was driving. Fortunately it was in a situation where I was able to brake in a relatively controlled manner, but the driver(s) behind must still have wondered what the hell was going on. If circumstances had been different I'd have had to slam the brakes on.
We can go round and round with this, it’s a fact of modern driving that we can’t/don’t/won’t always leave a gap that could bring you to a halt if the vehicle in front slammed the anchors on.
Then you get into the debate about certain vehicles stopping faster than others blablabla.
I still think there are ‘shades of grey’ to rear end accidents rather it being the black and white scenario people assume.
They showed the difference in the braking distance on a wet road surface of two identical cars both braking from 40mph and with the same driver on TV. One had 2mm of tread and the other was on new tyres. The stopping distance of one with 2mm of tread was 11 metres further.
Hi have checked, its in the max position. Car now with MG Doncaster Service fingers crossed.Do you also have aggressive LKA?
I'd ask for the camera to be recalibrated
The system has protected me twice in previous cars, so this is not theoretical. I have had zero false stops with my MG4, so it stays on. Nothing amusing about avoiding a crash.A pretty horrifying thread. Amused by folk who accept the chance of a semi-random stop bomb occurring because the system might protect them one day.