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Re:Tesla’s Push to Build a Self-Driving Car Sparks Dissent A... by titanomachy on Thursday August 24, 2017 @06:04PM (#15094448)
I also drive a new-ish Subaru, adaptive cruise seems to work well in some situations (low speed stop-and-go, like you mentioned) but at high speeds it is terrifying... A speed that is reasonable on straight highways is pretty jarring around curves. If my foot is on the gas I'll subconsciously make the needed adjustment, but with cruise on I don't usually react in time.

This could partly be a consequence of living in the Pacific Northwest... lots of winding mountain highways!

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Re:Tesla’s Push to Build a Self-Driving Car Sparks Dissent A... by int_19h on Friday August 25, 2017 @05:30AM (#15097188)
I'm in PNW as well. I find that it works great on major freeways - e.g. I commute over I-90, and it works great there. On I-405 as well. On the mountain routes, like say parts of SR-202, yeah, it's ill advised.
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Re:Tesla’s Push to Build a Self-Driving Car Sparks Dissent A... by hvidgaard on Friday August 25, 2017 @02:00AM (#15096443)
On most highways you can maintain speed through curves, but not in the mountains, and they do warn with plenty of signs. So CC is not a good fit for mountain driving.
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