RyZt
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It is interesting to look at Kuga (known as Escape in North America) result. I find the grading applies generally to a manufacturer (i.e. Ford). Therefore, I think it's worth sharing. We know that Mach E will be better than Kuga/Escape, but it's a good baseline.
Source: https://www.euroncap.com/en/ratings-rewards/assisted-driving-gradings/
This is my reading
* EuroNCAP dings Ford, Tesla, and Nissan for naming their systems as "CoPilot 360", "AutoPilot", and "ProPilot". In contrast, VW, BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Volvo have "assist" or "cruise control" in their names.
* Kuga's ACC and Collision Avoidance are both dinged for not responding well when approaching a stationery vehicle.
* Kuga's ACC failed to stay in lane when approaching an S curve at 75mph.
* Both Kuga and Model 3 are dinged for relying solely on steering input, with no driver-facing camera.
* Model 3 is dinged for not allowing cooperative use of ACC. Tesla resists and disengages when driver tries to steer during ACC. On other brands (including Ford), the system will oblige and re-engage.
* Model 3 is dinged for not having ACC status indicator within driver's line of sight (because Model 3 doesn't have instrument cluster).
Source: https://www.euroncap.com/en/ratings-rewards/assisted-driving-gradings/
This is my reading
* EuroNCAP dings Ford, Tesla, and Nissan for naming their systems as "CoPilot 360", "AutoPilot", and "ProPilot". In contrast, VW, BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Volvo have "assist" or "cruise control" in their names.
* Kuga's ACC and Collision Avoidance are both dinged for not responding well when approaching a stationery vehicle.
* Kuga's ACC failed to stay in lane when approaching an S curve at 75mph.
* Both Kuga and Model 3 are dinged for relying solely on steering input, with no driver-facing camera.
* Model 3 is dinged for not allowing cooperative use of ACC. Tesla resists and disengages when driver tries to steer during ACC. On other brands (including Ford), the system will oblige and re-engage.
* Model 3 is dinged for not having ACC status indicator within driver's line of sight (because Model 3 doesn't have instrument cluster).
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