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U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Up 77% Since 2009 & The Auto Industry Knew It Would Happen (open.substack.com)
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[–] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Yah, I drove a rental with these for the first time and didn't like it. It left the high beams on far longer than I would've manually and when I tried to manually switch them off it would turn them back on without me knowing.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    I just bought a 2012 as my 'new' vehicle because I don't want to deal with any stupid tech issues like that

    hell, I don't even like standard traction control - if I press the accelerator, I want the wheels to get power. I've been stuck slowly crossing in the middle of an intersection too many times because ESC 'helped out' and cut power to the wheels. no mf just spin them until they get to the hard surface below the snowslush

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago*

    This was worse. It had lane detection so every once in a while I could feel it jerk the wheel even though I was solidly in my lane. The only advanced feature I didn't mind was the proximity warning when I wanted to change lanes. It was pretty clear there was a car there but I didn't mind the heads up.

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