Does any manufacturer have an Adaptive Cruise Control that can completely stop the vehicle ? I don't understand why this is so hard to do ?
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Does any manufacturer have an Adaptive Cruise Control that can completely stop the vehicle ? I don't understand why this is so hard to do ?
I think Lexus has some sort of system that slows down the car, but never to a complete stop. I saw a Volvo commercial showing their car, at low speeds, coming to a complete stop.
"Success is 99% failure" - Soichiro Honda
Yes Lexus , Mercedes and Volvo all have systems that will slow the car down. And the Volvo will actually stop the car if it is going less than like 12 mph. But if you are slowing the car down why not stop it if necessary !?!?!?!!? Say the car in front of you slams on the brakes if they come to a complete stop why not make your car stop also ?!?!!? Does not seem like rocket science to me ....
Has anyone actually driven a car with ACC? How well does it work on congested highway use ? does it keep the distance too far ? in other words would people be cutting in front of you because there was too much space and then it would constantly be slowing you down ? just curious...
I love it and want it on every car from now on. The smart cruise control feature is second favorite only to keyless enrty/ignition.
It's what cruise control should be.
Mine has three 'closeness' settings. Will not come to a complete stop. (I have never had enough nerve to fully test it into a solid object but it seems to beep and kick off at around 25mph)
There is another great steering wheel feature that each time you reclick the set switch it increases your speed by 1 mph and if you hold it it jumps by 5mph -goes up or down. Very handy.
Since this feature drives smarter than me it saves a lot of fuel. Should absolutely be required on an Electric Car.
Cons. Sometimes it brakes when a semi is in front of me but in the lane to the right and sometimes brakes in tight mountain roads when it thinks I'm about to run into a rockface. Brake lights come on but it seems to be only under hard braking.
Another problem is when I'm in a rental car that I forget that the cruise control is "stupid" and I get quite a shock when it cruises me right up to the back of the car in front of me.
The world loves to be deceived.
I think because the potential liability issues from false positives scare everybody away from such things.
Maybe I'm missing the point here... but if the car in front of me slams on the brakes, I'm going to be slamming on the brakes as well... I wouldn't trust that the car would understand the severity of the situation -- plus it's just reflex.
Originally Posted by AnOutsider
Some people can get distracted while driving. Some situations come on too sudenly for human response... I am just saying if it can SLOW the car why not be ABLE to STOP it if necessary.
Count me in for the adaptive cruise control also. It is easily the #1 most important feature for me. I bought a Roadster and the lack of ACC is driving me nuts, I can't stand it. The radar unit has some depth to it and it might eat into the front trunk space of the Model S. Guess what? I don't care! Just do it! It should be super easy to do on an electric car because of how powerful the regen is, you wouldn't need to even tie into the car's braking system. Hopefully they *will* tie into the car's mechanical brakes though because I would really like for the ACC to be able to bring the car to a complete stop. Someone at Tesla seriously needs to borrow a brand new BMW for a day and experience how good it can really be. The latest version of BMW ACC is amazing, much better than my Acura.
Last edited by William3; 04-18-2010 at 08:18 PM.
+1 I have a BMW and I LOVE the system. Not sure if mine is the newest as my car is a 2009 but It is good. Mine, unfortunately, does not bring the car to a complete stop. Any ideas on why some cars do this and others do not ? Volvo even has two systems one that will stop the car if you are going less than 20 mph or so and the other that will slow the car on the highway - but those two systems will not work together ?!?!?!?! what is that ?
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