I got a new car last month. I have been driving to work and back and not much more. But I have noticed that the steering has been pulling at certain points. I thought maybe it wasn't aligned properly...
It pings at me if I am not in the centre of a marked lane.
Last night it slammed the brakes on when something ran over the road in the dark.
I live rurally.
I don't like not being in charge of the car.
I have been driving for 30 years and have never had any accidents.
I feel unsafe in this thing.
If someone had been behind me last night in a non smug car,there would have been an accident. I wasn't being safe, because the car took over!
Looking online it seems they make it hard to turn the systems off.
Am I just a dinosaur that needs to get with the technology?
AIBU?
To hate that the car decides how to drive?
Pouffeycat · 18/03/2023 12:58
OlympicProcrastinator · 19/03/2023 07:23
I’ve had mine try to swerve me back into lane when I’m passing a line of parked cars, for instance
A few people on here have said similar. Which means they are not indicating to overtake or pull in like they are supposed to. The lane assist switches off when indicators are used.
TheCrowFromBelow · 19/03/2023 08:18
how can you possibly have no time to indicate? You can only overtake when the road ahead is clear.
If you were overtaking on a bend you were driving dangerously - that’s what makes the roads unusable for cyclists.
iaapap · 18/03/2023 16:12
All you lot saying lane assist is great - when you overtake a cyclist and give them plenty of space, lane assist tries to pull the steering as it thinks you are asleep or drunk or whatever. I hate lane assist and it is scary when it starts pulling the steering when you are being safe.
Ozgirl75 · 19/03/2023 08:35
Maybe I am a driver who drives like a twat (I’m not), but there are enough of us here saying that lane assist is downright dangerous when driving on rural roads. I’m glad for you that you drive so slowly that you never have to use it, but I drive like a normal person who occasionally comes across an unexpected hazard, and adding time to “‘mirror signal manoeuvre” means being dragged back into the cyclist.
Ozgirl75 · 19/03/2023 08:35
Maybe I am a driver who drives like a twat (I’m not), but there are enough of us here saying that lane assist is downright dangerous when driving on rural roads. I’m glad for you that you drive so slowly that you never have to use it, but I drive like a normal person who occasionally comes across an unexpected hazard, and adding time to “‘mirror signal manoeuvre” means being dragged back into the cyclist.
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Oblomov23 · 18/03/2023 17:14
Are you saying that if you indicate, then land assist won't kick in? Helpful. I didn't know that. Thank you. Will indicate more.
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