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Originally Posted by CrowsFeast
Not a fan of the nannies but follow distance based cruise control would be really nice for the longer drives. (Toronto to Ottawa for example).
My problem with most of the nannies is that they enable people to pay even less attention to their driving. "I don't need to shoulder check any more, the car will tell me if there's someone there!" what happens when it's a motorcycle and your blind spot system doesn't pick them up?
It should probably have a feature to either use it or not. I've never driven a car with follow distance based cruise control but it seems to me that as long as it's implemented well then it would be really useful.
Speaking of nannies, multi-stage traction/stability control off without the need for a pedal dance! Or for that matter default to the 'button-held-down' setting and when you actually depress the button then turn it off completely.
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My wife's Impreza has all the stuff. The smart cruise is very, very nice and works well. I love it. The blind spot indicators are nice but they shouldn't replace a shoulder check. The back up movement warning is very handy when visibility is restricted. The lane control alarm is a pain in the ass and only works sporadically. The autobraking collision avoidance get's confused by curving onramps (where it sees things as too "close" but you can over ride it by simply pushing the gas. Have tried it with some empty boxes piled up and it will work and stop the car if you don't change any controls. All of them can be turned off with the touch of a button.
As you said my biggest complaint about the whole thing is also that it will take people that are already distracted and let them pay even less attention than they already do. It all works pretty good but it is not infallible so people that trust it too much may be in for a surprise.