I'm still not sold on the placement of the eye nanny cameras.Agreed on that point. As Tesla drivers have shown us, you give them an inch and they’ll take a yard when it comes to driver assistance systems. I think Ford (and most other manufacturers) are on the right track with the eye tracking technology.
I assume you meant to reply to someone else. I agree with you.I don't think that I'll spring for this since I suspect that at most 5 miles of my daily commute will be covered, but I can certainly see the value in it. Have you ever had a terrible night of sleep and then drove to work? Or work a 14 hr day and then drive home? Have a knock down drag out fight with a significant other/family member/coworker? I guarantee you weren't 100% attentive the whole drive after any one of those. Just because you didn't crash doesn't mean you didn't make a mistake.
I suspect that these systems will overall improve road safety. But I also know that the first accident that happens when this is in use will get a whole lot more attention than the 100s of accidents that never happened because of it. Logically, that is an overall benefit to society, but I bet there were some pretty heated cost/benefit discussion because of it.
How much of that $600 subscription do you think is going to the legal fund?
I was trying to emphasize your point. It is a good point, and it deserves emphasizing!I assume you meant to reply to someone else. I agree with you.
What if my mask has sunglasses on it? ??CNET: “It will function if the driver is wearing eithersunglasses or a mask, but it won't operate if both are worn simultaneously, as the camera doesn't have much face left to track at that point.”
Everybody got that? You’re gonna have to choose between wearing a mask or sunglasses while driving.
There is a joke that ends with a policeman pulling over a driver to let him know he left his wife back at the rest stop and the husband/driver saying, “Thank God. I thought I went deaf.”Oh my God man; take out those hearing aids when your in the car with the wife. Do you know how many of us wish we couldn't hear our wife in the car.
One example I think you might understand is stop and go low speed traffic when traffic is backed up for miles due to an accident or construction or toll booth.I do not. My reference was to other folks - in this thread and elsewhere - who find driver assistance causes them to feel more "relaxed" and less "stress". Why do they feel less stress? Because they are less alert, less focused on the driving task, at least part of the time. That can be dangerous. Maybe not often, but once is enough.
I have a Honda. And I can tell you that even the base version lane keeping built into the Mach-E is far better than what Honda is offering. For me, it is a huge improvement. For my wife, who loves driving and views driver automation as a dangerous distraction it is an annoyance.I don't really see how this is much different than what I already have with ACC. My Accord can almost drive itself to work, I can remove my hands for 15 seconds or so, and it can handle light corners. In fact, I'd be afraid that the hand's off could cause me to zone out after a lunch.
I think it's a nice to have but hardly a need to have.
If you have the necessary hardware. It is standard in the Premium and Rt 1 but an option in the base model.If we've already purchased the car, can we ADD BlueCruise via a software update?
I'm one of those people who said that. For me, it's because I anticipate less shoulder and elbow pain from holding my arms up on the wheel for my daily commuting (when it resumes), because most of it is jet-straight divided highways.I do not. My reference was to other folks - in this thread and elsewhere - who find driver assistance causes them to feel more "relaxed" and less "stress". Why do they feel less stress? Because they are less alert, less focused on the driving task, at least part of the time. That can be dangerous. Maybe not often, but once is enough.
...which is why it's fantastic being an option. If you see no need for it, you are able to keep the $600 in your pocket. For people who have the need for a lot of driving time in the seat, on BlueCruise-able highways, it will be a real win--especially for those with a lot of traffic conditions. Options are like salad bars. Take what you want and leave the rest.I'm jumping on this thread late, but like others have said, I don't see the incremental benefit to BlueCruise over adaptive cruise control with lane centering. I was expecting more. For $600.00, I'll just keep my hands on the wheel -- where they belong.
Definitely emphasis on the want. I've actually seen a person not use the plate, but the whole tray at a salad bar to put the food on. It was disgusting.Options are like salad bars. Take what you want and leave the rest.