Do You Want Your Scout To Have A Hands-Free Driving System?

[eddiet1212]

Do You Want Your Scout To Have A Hands-Free Driving System?

I do NOT want my Scout to drive itself.

Part of owning a hands-on vehicle would be the satisfaction of tactile power over your destiny while enjoying the ride.

If I wanted a robo-car then I could buy a future Rivian.

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Rivian to launch hands-free driving system in 2025, 'eyes-off' in 2026

Rivian to launch hands-free driving system in 2025, 'eyes-off' in 2026, CEO says

(Reuters) -Electric-vehicle maker Rivian plans to launch its advanced hands-free driver assistance systems in 2025 and its "eyes-off" systems in 2026, CEO RJ Scaringe said on Thursday. An advanced driver assistance system that enables drivers to take their hands off the wheel and eyes off the...

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[olallafur]

Things I've noticed, experienced, or have been told by others:
With driver assists:
A lot of drivers with it become reliant on instead of staying aware.
if there's lots of road wash, or very foggy, white/silver/gray cars are invisible and will try and drive through them if you don't pay attention.
If its a really wide intersection, cross traffic detection doesn't work when the vehicles are coming from a diagonal.
If a bug splats on the sensor, EVERYTHING becomes an About to Collide and the vehicle will fight you if you wish to continue to drive.
If you rely on the lights warning you of lane change assist, and the light burns out or defective, and you've become reliant on, you could change lanes into someone.
Lane center warnings not always accurate and can try and push you off the road or into oncoming traffic.

 

[LastDayScout]

Things I've noticed, experienced, or have been told by others:
With driver assists:
A lot of drivers with it become reliant on instead of staying aware.
if there's lots of road wash, or very foggy, white/silver/gray cars are invisible and will try and drive through them if you don't pay attention.
If its a really wide intersection, cross traffic detection doesn't work when the vehicles are coming from a diagonal.
If a bug splats on the sensor, EVERYTHING becomes an About to Collide and the vehicle will fight you if you wish to continue to drive.
If you rely on the lights warning you of lane change assist, and the light burns out or defective, and you've become reliant on, you could change lanes into someone.
Lane center warnings not always accurate and can try and push you off the road or into oncoming traffic.

All of this is correct. I will add that coming to a stop light or sign on a long curve doesn’t work every time either because the stopped vehicle isn’t right in front of your car. This occurred with my previous Tesla and my current BMW. We’re still a long way from true hands off/self driving.

 

[MasterSpam]

All of this is correct. I will add that coming to a stop light or sign on a long curve doesn’t work every time either because the stopped vehicle isn’t right in front of your car. This occurred with my previous Tesla and my current BMW. We’re still a long way from true hands off/self driving.

My son's Subaru beeps at him if the car in front moves and he doesn't let up on the brake peddle.... just in case he's not paying attention

 

[AlanL]

Things I've noticed, experienced, or have been told by others:
With driver assists:
A lot of drivers with it become reliant on instead of staying aware.
if there's lots of road wash, or very foggy, white/silver/gray cars are invisible and will try and drive through them if you don't pay attention.
If its a really wide intersection, cross traffic detection doesn't work when the vehicles are coming from a diagonal.
If a bug splats on the sensor, EVERYTHING becomes an About to Collide and the vehicle will fight you if you wish to continue to drive.
If you rely on the lights warning you of lane change assist, and the light burns out or defective, and you've become reliant on, you could change lanes into someone.
Lane center warnings not always accurate and can try and push you off the road or into oncoming traffic.

All good points that I agree with. I’ll add a personal point about active lane centering as opposed to warnings. We have a 2023 Honda Pilot that does active lane centering and is not naggy. We never trust just it entirely, we use it as an aid keeping hands lightly on the wheel and paying attention. It does a much better job of being truly centered than us by hand almost all the time. A huge stress relief over a long towing day.

 

[John Mc]

I have absolutely ZERO interest in owning a vehicle with self driving capability.