Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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Don't be obtuse.
'Controlling the speed of the car' is literally the point and function of cruise control. My car (and obviously millions of others) also has Lane Assist, which automatically keeps you in the centre of any (marked) lane, unless you purposely indicate or steer out of it, and will automatically brake if anything enters the road space in front of me. (The only difference I can obviously see from what I already do on the motorway, and what this development does, is that I'd legally be able to take both hands completely off the wheel, rather than resting one of them loosely on the wheel now.
Autonomous driving is controlled by cameras on the car from my understanding. The difference between old school cruise control is that you set the speed limit and how far behind the car in front of you that you want to stay. The car will then adjust the speed and distance you travel behind the car in front of you up to the speed limit you have set. Does your car adjust your speed to the conditions once you have set cruise control or does it just keep travelling at the speed you set? Won’t be a good idea to take your hands off the wheel in heavy traffic if so.
I have this function on my car but have not been brave enough to use it yet, maybe the next time I’m in a slow moving 5 mile tailback I’ll give it a go
My worry is that if I programme staying 5 or 6 car lengths behind some **** will move into the gap I am leaving.
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