What features do Americans not get?

[Jimrpa]

The LIM button allows to set manually a speed limit selecting SET+ or SET- and the car will not exceed that speed even pushing the pedal. It is useful in residential areas or on roads with no signs.
It is different from the Intelligent Speed Limit selectable with the Advanced Cruise Control. It is standard on European MMEs.

What if you NEED to accelerate?

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[Kamuelaflyer]

Supposedly, the European version (quick clear) isn’t currently legal in the United States as it’s actually an imbedded grid in the windshield and US regulations prohibit windshields that have anything that could obscure the driver’s vision.

Interesting. The NTHSA and the FAA should communicate or something. Airliner windshields are multilayered with a thin gold foil in the middle. The foil provides heat and that heat not only give the window some high speed impact resistance (think birds), it also rather adeptly defrosts and removes ice. Of course it’s not like pilots have to see outside or anything.

 

[Jimrpa]

Interesting. The NTHSA and the FAA should communicate or something. Airliner windshields are multilayered with a thin gold foil in the middle. The foil provides heat and that heat not only give the window some high speed impact resistance (think birds), it also rather adeptly defrosts and removes ice. Of course it’s not like pilots have to see outside or anything.

Actually, that “thin gold foil” was what the original Mark IV used in its insta clear windshield.
And aren’t you supposed to be kicking back, reading magazines or watching movies while the auto-pilot does all the “real” work? (ok, I’ll go back to 38E now, sandwiched between two POS with weak kidneys )

 

[generaltso]

Of course it’s not like pilots have to see outside or anything.

Isn't that what IFR is for?

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

Isn't that what IFR is for?

I didn’t do clouds. Too scary.

I’ll go back to 38E now

Three words of advice on economy seating: Emergency Exit Row. More leg room.

I’m not sure I’d take seat assignment advice from a guy who flew freight though (Cows pay more).

 

[Jimrpa]

I didn’t do clouds. Too scary.


Three words of advice on economy seating: Emergency Exit Row. More leg room.

I’m not sure I’d take seat assignment advice from a guy who flew freight though (Cows pay more).

I LOVE clouds. When I was a little kid and the aircraft would just break though, I’d imagine I could go outside and walk among them.
I try to avoid economy seating when possible

 

[Aulander]

What if you NEED to accelerate?

You have to disable it manually. It is not like the Cruise Control, in this case you can accelerate if needed.

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