Reply With QuoteI have developed a method of resting my arm on the arm rest and my hand on the wheel at the bottom using enough weight that the steering wheel senses resistance and it works for most of the time.
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I cant remember exactly now but you should have another 15 or 25 seconds before the 2nd warning. I always use up both warnings before nudging the wheel.Originally Posted by Grugly
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I have developed a method of resting my arm on the arm rest and my hand on the wheel at the bottom using enough weight that the steering wheel senses resistance and it works for most of the time.
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My experience is it wanders too much in the lane for my liking. You’re all crazy if you think you can deliberately take your hands off the wheel and eyes off the road for longer than a split second lapse of concentration or distraction.
It’s a safety and driver fatigue aid, not autopilot.
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Are you talking of the same thing? There are two levels of control, lane assist and active lane guidance. The latter on mine holds the car in the lane with little noticeable deviation and if you read my post I always have a hand on the wheel. If the menu for driver assist settings does not have Active Lane Guidance I can understand what you say and I agree but using ALG the car steers itself.
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to a point ... and not for very long. i.e. some corners are too tight for it and it just cuts out or won't guide at all. Plus it requires input after a short period of time. It's a great innovation and works as well as the best in the industry, but it's just an aide as you say and shouldn't be relied up.
Although we will see autonomous vehicles in the mainstream on our roads by the end of 2030. It has to start somewhere.
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I think people expect too much, my real world experience is that on secondary roads at 100 to 120 kph with any sort of real bends in it you can just about forget using ALG as it can't track the radius of the bend quick enough due to lack of "thinking" time. On freeway type roads it has no issues at the same speeds (and even greater but let's not go there) in my experience and I travel both every day with very little true metro driving. To me the main advantage is if I am in a line of cars travelling at a reasonable speed it will hold the distance to the car in front and track the road very well with just about zero input from the driver on both secondary and freeway type roads.
If anyone is familiar with the road from Thirroul to Stanwell Park (Google it if you are not) let me tell you what I have found. It is a winding twisty road with lots of very tight corners and damn all straight bits and in slow 50kph type processional traffic my car self steers and self regulates the distance to the car in front for the whole length of it, this I have done numerous times when Bulli pass was closed. If I drive that road at a faster speed the car would be off the road at the first corner and yes I have tried it and no I didn't go off.
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Yep, I found it bounced in the lanes until I turned on ALG.. now it keeps me centred entirely..
Freeway driving, it has complete control. however I have sharp bends on the road as I exit my suburb with lines not properly marked that it will not work for..
I would never feel comfortable leaving it to drive entirely by itself either and understand the risk in doing so..
In saying that.. VW is aiming for autonomous driving cars by 2020.. Thier varying stages are found in this link
Autonomous Driving | Innovation | Volkswagen Australia
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Excuse my ignorance, but how does one enable ALG? I have the DAP with lane assist, but am not sure of the differentiation. I am finding that the pinballing is a bit disconcerting and have wondered about how hard would have been to have the sensors set to maintain equal distance........
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If the car has not got it in the menu as part of the driver assist options it was not activated at the factory and will need someone with VCDS or similar to do it for you. Put out a request for someone to help if that is necessary.
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And it takes some time. I'm still "pin-balling" but nowhere near as bad as day one. It's starting to track the distance from the right line and follow that rather than drift to the left. Even in right hand bends.
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