TheInsanity1234 wrote:zadocbrown wrote:TheInsanity1234 wrote:The thing is, if I had to drive through roadworks, I'd love an automatic with radar-guided cruise control, so you just set it to 50, and let the car speed up and slow down by itself, whilst maintaining a good gap in front
I haven't tried adaptive cruise control, but i imagine it needs a bit more input from the driver than that, to stay safe in these conditions. Maybe someone else will comment - how good is this technology?
No, Jeremy Clarkson demonstrated the adaptive cruise control on the Jaguar XJ.
It works like a traditional cruise control system, you stick it to a speed you want, and select a following distance you'd like to have (Some cars offer adjustable following distances, others offer a fixed distance), and you just have to worry about steering. Obviously, if the car in front brakes sharply, I think you have to assist the system by braking too, but for gradual deceleration and small changes in speed, then it works perfectly fine.
I think it's only available with auto boxes, as a system on a manual car would just cut out every time you changed gear, which is no good for when you're in those types of jams, where everyone seems to randomly accelerate and slow down between 50 and 30.
Rick101 wrote:The system works quite well but it's far from perfect. Imagine as a driver the only thing you were looking at was the car in front (I know some do! ). It's a reactive system. It does what it's supposed to but personally I find it coming in too late or not early enough, but thats because I can read what's around me and see the wider picture. I think the only way this could be done is when all cars have a GPS type system and all cars are connected and can see where each other are, speed and direction etc.
Rick101 wrote:Hope thats of help.
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