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Automatic emergency braking is getting better at preventing crashes
(www.theverge.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
Agree with the automakers that the tech isn't ready.
The article doesn't mention how many times these cars slammed the brakes in false positive situations.
The cars I've driven with this are too conservative with braking in a lot of common scenarios like driving curvy mountain roads, or parallel parking in the city near pedestrians or taxis. I've had it brake multiple times in normal driving scenarios wtirh false positives.
The car takes over and decides to full stop immediately, almost causing me to be rear ended multiple times. Eventually the dealership turned off the feature, but only after multiple complaints from customers and media attention.
I vowed to never get another car with this system because of how bad the experience is. But looks like that may be an option only with used cars, due to the bew mandates.
What car manufacturer was it? I've gotten to the point of trading my newer car and find an semi old one for this same reason
Audi Pre-Sense was the worst offender. Looks like many others have similar experiences even this year:
https://web.archive.org/web/20221016080422/https://www.reddit.com/r/Audi/comments/rggdis/audi_presense_collision_just_scared_the_crap_out/
https://web.archive.org/web/20240119200441/https://www.businessinsider.com/audi-driver-says-pre-sense-safety-feature-almost-killed-them-2023-12
I had a Nissan after that that implemented it a lot better, never any slam the brakes events. It would warn you with a beep and apply light braking first.
https://www.nissan-global.com/EN/INNOVATION/TECHNOLOGY/ARCHIVE/EMERGENCY_BRAKE/
This is based on a single Reddit post (including that BI report) by some anonymous person claiming to be an Audi driver. Audi drivers are not known for being very safety oriented*