Heavy rain today, and I lost traction at highway speeds while changing lanes. It was my fault because I changed lanes too fast for the conditions and could have been going slower (supercharged on E85 not helping the situation). The rear end fishtailed to one side then whipped back the other way. I thought for sure the car was going to spin out and hit the meridian. Meanwhile traction control and vehicle stability control starts doing their thing. I’m not sure if the electronic steering will move the wheel too, but regardless, I felt individual tires breaking in pulses, as the car almost magically straightened out. Suddenly I was going 55mph in a straight line again in the correct lane. That s*#% is pretty f*#%ng amazing.
It reminded me of Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear going sideways in a R34 Skyline GTR and showing how the computer sorts the car to going straight again. I know not everyone likes the nannies, but in these situations they are just amazing to have.