In 2015 the ACC wil be compulsory in Europe. So I think that within 2014 we should know something from Tesla about the ACC.
I'm just hoping it can be retrofitted.
Even if it was 2-3k I'd happily pay to have it
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In 2015 the ACC wil be compulsory in Europe. So I think that within 2014 we should know something from Tesla about the ACC.
I'm just hoping it can be retrofitted.
Even if it was 2-3k I'd happily pay to have it
Same here. It is likely a must for anyone who owned a car with adaptive cruise and tried it. Once youve used acc you will want it on all future cars.
In 2015 the ACC wil be compulsory in Europe.
I think it's a pretty safe bet that it would be at least as costly as parking sensors. Unless I'm misunderstanding the feature. As such, I doubt it will be as low as 3k to retrofit. Sadly.I'm just hoping it can be retrofitted.
Even if it was 2-3k I'd happily pay to have it
I think it's a pretty safe bet that it would be at least as costly as parking sensors. Unless I'm misunderstanding the feature. As such, I doubt it will be as low as 3k to retrofit. Sadly.
Agree.I have driven my Model "S" P85 since May 2013 and love the car without ACC. This is due to also owning a Lexus LS600HL which has the ACC braking control that will bring the car to a complete stop. The driver should be alert at all times when driving and not assuming the ACC will control braking needs. also, it is very annoying when a vehicle cuts directly in front of your car. Each to his own, but no ACC for me
I have driven my Model "S" P85 since May 2013 and love the car without ACC. This is due to also owning a Lexus LS600HL which has the ACC braking control that will bring the car to a complete stop. The driver should be alert at all times when driving and not assuming the ACC will control braking needs. also, it is very annoying when a vehicle cuts directly in front of your car. Each to his own, but no ACC for me
Does the ACC know you are being tailgated? I don't think so.
I have never had a car with ACC but what Arthur describes is what I have always assumed would be the negatives of such a system.
Sure it sounds good in theory but in reality there are just too many bad drivers who cut in front of you when you are simply maintaining a safe following distance. Suddenly you have an unsafe following distance and you have to slow down but wait...there's a bad driver behind you tailgating! Does the ACC know you are being tailgated? I don't think so. So now you are in a box and all you can do is hope to get out of that lane and away from the idiots.
Over half the drivers I see on the road every day do not maintain a safe distance in front of them. They have no concept of reaction time and braking distances. They seem to think that ABS and air bags will save them.
I do not want ACC. I prefer to focus on the road and make my own decisions. And the beauty of Model S one-pedal driving is that I can react more rapidly and slow down more quickly than in an ICE.
If you have a close tailgater and your car doesn't incorporate rear radar in the ACC you simply turn it off.
Arrogance? IMO the if...then clause might be a bit simplified and overstated, perhaps.If you don't want ACC your arrogance makes you a danger to other road users.
Yes, I take your point, assuming the ACC is correctly interpreting what is happening, which (in my lone M35 experience) it usually did very well.... ACC can react much faster and in a much more controlled manner than any human...
If you don't want ACC your arrogance makes you a danger to other road users. ACC can react much faster and in a much more controlled manner than any human.
Yes, I'm such an arrogant and dangerous driver because I am in the minority of drivers who try to maintain a proper following distance while at the same time keeping a safe interval behind me.
Only a tiny percentage of cars currently on the road have ACC. Are all those non-ACC drivers also arrogant and dangerous?
We are many decades away from all cars having features like ACC and other collision avoidance features. In the meantime we need more drivers who drive safely using their brains and not relying on the car to save them when they drive stupidly.
If you said you didn't want ACC because it's expensive I can put it down to pragmatism. When you say you wouldn't benefit from it, I put it down to arrogance. ACC, and especially CACC, can help reduce accidents by allowing a car to react quickly and accurately to the actions of the car in front. ACC systems can see changes that humans can't even recognize.