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The Latest Car Technology Is Starting to Drive People Nuts

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    Axtremus
    wrote on 12 Mar 2025, 05:47 last edited by
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    There is this “safety feature” that attempts to detect if the driver is sitting upright with his/her eyes open and looking forward, and the car beeps if it cannot “detect” the driver’s eyes looking forward. Problem is the implementation results in too many false negatives — they car keep beeping even when the driver really is sitting up and alert with his/her eyes looking forward, and the beeping becomes a distraction to the driver. Worse, there is no way to disable this supposed “safety feature.”

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      jon-nyc
      wrote on 12 Mar 2025, 07:04 last edited by
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      Mine does that too. Usually a few times on every longish drive.

      "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
      -Cormac McCarthy

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        Klaus
        wrote on 12 Mar 2025, 08:32 last edited by Klaus 3 Dec 2025, 08:33
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        I've got to keep that in mind the next time I buy a car:

        No annoying safety features

        No ads on my screen

        Real door handles, doors that can be opened with a physical key

        Real buttons for the most important functions (e.g. my partner drives a new Mercedes and volume can only be controlled with a touchscreen slider - so annoying!).

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          Mik
          wrote on 12 Mar 2025, 12:49 last edited by
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          Our 2017 Terrain (now daughter's) had all these lane departure warnings that were oversensitive and quite annoying. I turned them off.

          It's part of a trend of technology trying to "help" you and it's aggravating. I see it all the time in software. Ugh.

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            jon-nyc
            wrote on 12 Mar 2025, 13:13 last edited by
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            My problem with the auto-braking is you can't just disable it once. You can disable it, but it turns itself back on every time you start the car. And it's several levels deep in the screen menu.

            "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
            -Cormac McCarthy

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              12 Mar 2025, 13:13

              My problem with the auto-braking is you can't just disable it once. You can disable it, but it turns itself back on every time you start the car. And it's several levels deep in the screen menu.

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              LuFins Dad
              wrote on 12 Mar 2025, 13:27 last edited by
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              @jon-nyc said in The Latest Car Technology Is Starting to Drive People Nuts:

              My problem with the auto-braking is you can't just disable it once. You can disable it, but it turns itself back on every time you start the car. And it's several levels deep in the screen menu.

              Not on our Honda. There’s a button on the dash. Same for the lane departure. What I dislike about them is the all or nothing approach. It would be useful to get a beep if I am drifting, it’s another thing to have the steering wheel start to fight me a little.

              The Brad

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                jon-nyc
                wrote on 12 Mar 2025, 13:53 last edited by
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                I can disable the lane nanny with a button on the dash. And I can stop the beeping when something is nearby with a button on the dash (thank god since I have a bike rack on the trailer hitch half the year). But not the auto braking.

                "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
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                  Mik
                  wrote on 12 Mar 2025, 13:55 last edited by
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                  I wish they'd put lane warning on semis. One just about ran me off the road Monday night.

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    Copper
                    wrote on 12 Mar 2025, 15:28 last edited by
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                    More tech and distraction is bad

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                      12 Mar 2025, 13:55

                      I wish they'd put lane warning on semis. One just about ran me off the road Monday night.

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                      LuFins Dad
                      wrote on 12 Mar 2025, 15:30 last edited by
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                      @Mik said in The Latest Car Technology Is Starting to Drive People Nuts:

                      I wish they'd put lane warning on semis. One just about ran me off the road Monday night.

                      I had to rent a U-Haul last Saturday to transport 8 digital pianos. The lack of even a backup camera or back sensors was really surprising.

                      The Brad

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                        12 Mar 2025, 13:55

                        I wish they'd put lane warning on semis. One just about ran me off the road Monday night.

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                        Jolly
                        wrote on 12 Mar 2025, 18:47 last edited by
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                        @Mik said in The Latest Car Technology Is Starting to Drive People Nuts:

                        I wish they'd put lane warning on semis. One just about ran me off the road Monday night.

                        They don't need one.

                        You moved, didn't you? 😄

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                          blondie
                          wrote on 12 Mar 2025, 19:12 last edited by
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                          I’m pretty tech adverse. Did I read touch screens were being banned for new vehicles in Europe come 2026? I’m holding tight with my 2014 Honda til it falls apart.

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                            12 Mar 2025, 18:47

                            @Mik said in The Latest Car Technology Is Starting to Drive People Nuts:

                            I wish they'd put lane warning on semis. One just about ran me off the road Monday night.

                            They don't need one.

                            You moved, didn't you? 😄

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                            Mik
                            wrote on 12 Mar 2025, 19:44 last edited by
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                            @Jolly said in The Latest Car Technology Is Starting to Drive People Nuts:

                            @Mik said in The Latest Car Technology Is Starting to Drive People Nuts:

                            I wish they'd put lane warning on semis. One just about ran me off the road Monday night.

                            They don't need one.

                            You moved, didn't you? 😄

                            Quickly, yes.

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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