“It's a truck full of traffic lights”

Re:“It's a truck full of traffic lights” by spockz on Thursday June 03, 2021 @05:47PM (#27387793)

Most cars support this here in Europe at least. However true traffic jam assist seems reserved for cars with automatic gears.

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Re:“It's a truck full of traffic lights” by jagger27 on Thursday June 03, 2021 @07:22PM (#27388707)

Naturally. In my manual North American market Miata I have basic cruise control but if you touch the clutch or gear selector it disengages cruise. I can’t imagine a safe system that would work in stop and go traffic with a manual transmission.

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Re:“It's a truck full of traffic lights” by psychomugs on Thursday June 03, 2021 @07:31PM (#27388763)

Cruise control in a manual Miata feels only slightly less wrong than an automatic Miata.

Or maybe I'm just salty that my cruise control has never worked.

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Re:“It's a truck full of traffic lights” by jagger27 on Thursday June 03, 2021 @08:00PM (#27388932)

I only use it in the rare times I'm driving on a quiet highway for long multi-hour stretches. That's definitely not my preferred way of driving, as I usually trade around a half hour of extra travel time to take more winding, fun, and scenic routes.

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Re:“It's a truck full of traffic lights” by oxfeed65261 on Thursday June 03, 2021 @08:58PM (#27389283)

The current VW Golf R has adaptive cruise control available with the manual transmission. I test-drove one. Not sure whether it does stop-start or whether this applies to other trim levels. Unfortunately it was not available yet when I got my 2015.

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