Eki
Well-known member
So, I just got back from a 5000 mile cross country trip. I was suppose to take the GCL, but it was not delivered in time, so I took a rental. It was a decked out Ford Expedition Max.
Traveling on the interstate is getting scary. I had three situations in 5000 miles, where a trucker tried to run me off the road....
Now, I am a car guy ... I buy a car to drive it ... not be whisked around by some AI tech. I don't really care for autonomous driving, etc.
After those three incidents I spoke of, I am turning all that crap off.
The driving assists collision avoidance systems solution was to auto brake and disable the throttle. I could literally do nothing except steer the car. pressing the brakes or accelerator did nothing ... I was coasting.
Not that I am Mario Andretti or anything, but I could have powered out of the situations if the electronics would have let me. The reason I bring this up is because of some of the discussions I have been reading regarding 2021/2022 L2 capabilities, etc.
autonomous driving is a gimmick. Maybe some day we will get to L5 and the story will change. But, until then, I will turn that off and practice honing my defensive driving skills. That should not be a major decision point for people debating 2021 vs 2022.
Get the car because you want it and enjoy it and drive it! forget about the autonomous crap
Traveling on the interstate is getting scary. I had three situations in 5000 miles, where a trucker tried to run me off the road....
Now, I am a car guy ... I buy a car to drive it ... not be whisked around by some AI tech. I don't really care for autonomous driving, etc.
After those three incidents I spoke of, I am turning all that crap off.
The driving assists collision avoidance systems solution was to auto brake and disable the throttle. I could literally do nothing except steer the car. pressing the brakes or accelerator did nothing ... I was coasting.
Not that I am Mario Andretti or anything, but I could have powered out of the situations if the electronics would have let me. The reason I bring this up is because of some of the discussions I have been reading regarding 2021/2022 L2 capabilities, etc.
autonomous driving is a gimmick. Maybe some day we will get to L5 and the story will change. But, until then, I will turn that off and practice honing my defensive driving skills. That should not be a major decision point for people debating 2021 vs 2022.
Get the car because you want it and enjoy it and drive it! forget about the autonomous crap