Somerset cattle grid mistaken for wall by car sensors

Re:Somerset cattle grid mistaken for wall by car sensors by BuildTheRobots on Monday January 11, 2021 @06:23AM (#25727502)

> we found the motorway lane wandering feature handy

Honest curiosity, but as someone who drives quite a lot (A, B & C licenses) I don't understand why people need help staying in their lane. Flippantly I'd suggest that piloting the car and looking at the road is the absolute bare minimum of 'due care and attention' when driving, though obviously the prevalence of this feature would suggest otherwise.

Any thoughts gratefully appreciated.

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Re:Somerset cattle grid mistaken for wall by car sensors by MauranKilom on Monday January 11, 2021 @06:37AM (#25727606)

Depending on the implementation, it trains/forces you to actually signal before changing lanes (I see people getting lazy with that). But while that's good for everyone overall, it's not exactly an explanation why people buy cars with these features.

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Re:Somerset cattle grid mistaken for wall by car sensors by FerretFred on Monday January 11, 2021 @08:30AM (#25728591)

> piloting the car and looking at the road is the absolute bare minimum of 'due care and attention' when driving

I agree! In this case it was novel to see how it worked (because the facility was there and new to us) but I'm more keen on using my eyes and mirrors. I could see how it could be useful in dense fog though, given many drivers don't bother with lights...

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Re:Somerset cattle grid mistaken for wall by car sensors by bsmithers on Monday January 11, 2021 @08:45PM (#25741209)

I assumed the intention is to alert a driver who really needs to take a break. I don't see what other use it has, other than to annoy me when overtaking a cyclist.

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