Comment by NikolaNovak

Comment by NikolaNovak 20 hours ago

5 replies

Is there a lane assist that won't let you change lanes?

I've driven several brands and they just shake wheel or exert like 5% gentle nudge. But maybe there are brands that will actually forcefully prevent lane change without signal (which is automatic / reflexive for most people who'd have good reflexes but I digress).

I'm not at all saying that all Automation is good or that cars always know better than me, but I do want to understand if this is a made-up strawman argument or has anybody ever actually failed to change lanes due to lane assist.

dgfitz 20 hours ago

To be fair I do not know, never driven one. Seems like the slippery slope has already been paved with good intentions though.

  • NikolaNovak 20 hours ago

    I'm a techie, I loved my 2004 wrx for good two decades, but which slippery slope are we discussing here?

    Putting a black box in your car that records everything without my consent - I'm with you on slippery slopes and ulterior motives.

    A gentle gentle nudge that helps me on long distances - I'm honestly not with you :-/

    • whatevaa 13 hours ago

      Last I heard, not all cars are "gentle". Implementation depended.

      • NikolaNovak 7 hours ago

        Fair possibility, that's why my question here is - did anybody actually experience a car that won't let you change lanes easily without a turning signal?

        I've driven Toyota, Ford, subaru and kia off the top of my head and while e.g. Toyota feels rougher than Honda, none of them approach anything that would even remotely stop, prevent, or even slow me down if I really want to change lanes, let alone if I did it forcefully in emergency. Can't speak for other brands and I definitely never drive a Tesla :-)