Adaptive cruise control is a useful thing, get used to its presence in a car, you begin to use it almost constantly. The system consists of a radar mounted on the front of the vehicle and connected to its electronic brain. By means of a radio signal “connected” to the stern of the vehicle in front, the system controls the operation of the engine and transmission in such a way that a set distance from the vehicle in front is maintained.
All this relaxes the driver: you can completely forget about the gas/brake – just know that you are holding the steering wheel. On the highway, the motorist more or less senses the danger and tries to control the work of the adaptive cruise control: after all, in the event of a high-speed calamity, there is not much hope for adequate help from the electronic brain.
But in a city with the “cruise” turned on, it seems like you can’t think about anything at all. But this is at first glance. In city traffic, a functioning adaptive cruise control easily becomes the cause of an accident. It’s all about the speed of its response to the changing environment around the car. For example, when you are driving in a traffic jam in the “start-stop-start-stop” rhythm, it can happen that while increasing the speed of your car, the vehicle in front abruptly turns into the adjacent lane. Well, her driver is tired of going with you.
Your slow “cruise” sees that extra space has become available, engages “first space”, but has no time to figure out what lies further behind – the stern of a nearly stationary car. If the driver doesn’t see all this, floating in the clouds or “stupid on the phone”, his car, driven by an “intellectual assistant”, will probably get stuck in a coworker’s trunk in a row. Yes, at the last minute the electronics may come to their senses and try to slow down. But it is far from certain that she will succeed. Especially if there is ice or winter snow under the wheels.
In order to avoid such a development of the situation and give the car “brain” extra time to “think”, some car owners program a “cruise” for a very long distance from the vehicle in front. In a traffic jam, this means that cars from other rows will inevitably try to fit in such an impressive interval. For example, their drivers naively try to break through the traffic jam a little faster. And that often leads to the following. Your car will start to pick up speed when it detects that the lane has moved. But right now a very smart colleague from the next step is stepping into the job for you. Your vehicle’s electronics don’t have time to figure it out and slow down. The result is an accident.
Moreover, in both cases described above, a frivolous enthusiast of adaptive cruise control will most likely be recognized as guilty – since it is his car that will be the “drummer” in an accident. Accordingly, it is he or his insurance company who will “pay the banquet” for the victims. That is why it is better not to use smart electronics when you have a ‘ragged’ rhythm of movement in a traffic jam: they are not yet so perfect for stopping possible emergencies.
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Adaptive cruise control is a useful thing, get used to its presence in a car, you begin to use it almost constantly. The system consists of a radar mounted on the front of the vehicle and connected to its electronic brain. By means of a radio signal “connected” to the stern of the vehicle in front, the system controls the operation of the engine and transmission in such a way that a set distance from the vehicle in front is maintained.
All this relaxes the driver: you can completely forget about the gas/brake – just know that you are holding the steering wheel. On the highway, the motorist more or less senses the danger and tries to control the work of the adaptive cruise control: after all, in the event of a high-speed calamity, there is not much hope for adequate help from the electronic brain.
But in a city with the “cruise” turned on, it seems like you can’t think about anything at all. But this is at first glance. In city traffic, a functioning adaptive cruise control easily becomes the cause of an accident. It’s all about the speed of its response to the changing environment around the car. For example, when you are driving in a traffic jam in the “start-stop-start-stop” rhythm, it can happen that while increasing the speed of your car, the vehicle in front abruptly turns into the adjacent lane. Well, her driver is tired of going with you.
Your slow “cruise” sees that extra space has become available, engages “first space”, but has no time to figure out what lies further behind – the stern of a nearly stationary car. If the driver doesn’t see all this, floating in the clouds or “stupid on the phone”, his car, driven by an “intellectual assistant”, will probably get stuck in a coworker’s trunk in a row. Yes, at the last minute the electronics may come to their senses and try to slow down. But it is far from certain that she will succeed. Especially if there is ice or winter snow under the wheels.
In order to avoid such a development of the situation and give the car “brain” extra time to “think”, some car owners program a “cruise” for a very long distance from the vehicle in front. In a traffic jam, this means that cars from other rows will inevitably try to fit in such an impressive interval. For example, their drivers naively try to break through the traffic jam a little faster. And that often leads to the following. Your car will start to pick up speed when it detects that the lane has moved. But right now a very smart colleague from the next step is stepping into the job for you. Your vehicle’s electronics don’t have time to figure it out and slow down. The result is an accident.
Moreover, in both cases described above, a frivolous enthusiast of adaptive cruise control will most likely be recognized as guilty – since it is his car that will be the “drummer” in an accident. Accordingly, it is he or his insurance company who will “pay the banquet” for the victims. That is why it is better not to use smart electronics when you have a ‘ragged’ rhythm of movement in a traffic jam: they are not yet so perfect for stopping possible emergencies.
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I’m Sandra Torres, a passionate journalist and content creator. My specialty lies in covering the latest gadgets, trends and tech news for Div Bracket. With over 5 years of experience as a professional writer, I have built up an impressive portfolio of published works that showcase my expertise in this field.