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Re:Ford Mustang Mach-E Using BlueCruise at Time of Crash: NTSB by tjoff on Sunday April 14, 2024 @12:25PM (#40032248)
It has 4 settings, but those don't correspond to seconds https://owners.hyundaiusa.com/content/dam/hyundai/us/myhyund... (page 6-117).

Quote: "For example, if you drive at 56 mph (90 km/h), the distance is maintained as follows: Distance 4 - approximately 172 feet"

172 feet at 56 mph is 2.1 seconds.

Not saying that you are wrong (maybe a recent model has better cruise control), but I think most people vastly overestimate the adaptive cruise controls in their cars and ~4 seconds would, for reference, vastly outperform 2023 Tesla Y in that aspect.

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Re:Ford Mustang Mach-E Using BlueCruise at Time of Crash: NTSB by shepherdjerred on Sunday April 14, 2024 @06:08PM (#40034906)
Huh, yeah I have a 2021 and your math seems correct.

I always drive setting four and it keeps a very comfortable amount of distance. I think something is incorrect here because I definitely get at _least_ three seconds, or maybe I'm counting too fast.

Thanks for looking into this & being friendly!

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