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Re:New EU rules on car speed limiters coming into force by Fatnino on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @11:01PM (#31996225)
This is obviously only intended to be used on A roads. That you even tried it on C roads is a bit scary.

All it does is keep you from plowing into the car in front of you on the freeway. It also does a so so job helping you stay in your lane. Helping, not doing it all on its own.

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Re:New EU rules on car speed limiters coming into force by cam_l on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @02:42AM (#31997561)
Clearly I did not use the cruise control on a C road. The lane assist seemed to be always on though, no obvious switch and menus deep I could not find a way to turn it off. That and the fact it mistook ice for lane marking is crazy.

Bad UI? or just bloody dangerous?

edit: checked and apparently it is also on by default, no permanent off switch, and there were quite a few comments from owners indicating they couldn't find the switch.. so I don't feel so bad for missing it

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Re:New EU rules on car speed limiters coming into force by Fatnino on Thursday July 07, 2022 @02:02AM (#32010436)
That sounds awful. I've only ever driven Toyota lane assist vehicles (3 different ones), and they all had a button on the steering wheel to turn off lane assist and the annoying beeping it does.
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